Facing possible historic losses and control of congress, our self-anointed Prince President has proclaimed:
“It may be that regardless of what happens after this election, they feel more responsible,” he is quoted saying in the Sunday edition of The New York Times Magazine, “either because they didn’t do as well as they anticipated, and so the strategy of just saying no to everything and sitting on the sidelines and throwing bombs didn’t work for them, or they did reasonably well, in which case the American people are going to be looking to them to offer serious proposals and work with me in a serious way.”
In other words, “you’re gonna have to do it my way.” But when the Republican congress starts sending him legislation and he vetoes it, that “party of no” line will come back to bite him.
Among the regrets the president said he felt during the 111th Congress is letting Republicans make him out to be “the same old tax-and-spend liberal Democrat.”
Um, Mr. President, all evidence points to that being fact.
Another regret expressed by the president was his failure to communicate effectively. Obama said he and his team took “perverse pride” in focusing only on policy while ignoring the sales pitch to the public.
He said he realizes now that “you can’t be neglecting of marketing and PR and public opinion.”
Yeah. That’s it. It’s not 10% unemployment, massive entitlement increases, an unpopular health care bill, or an astronomical deficit. You neglected your sales pitch.
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mharper #119. You don’t think that’s her dress do you?
Glenn Beck: Punish Obama for his smears by donating to the Chamber of Commerce; Update: Biggest donation day ever
Darren just wanted to put a cheery smile on ya’ll’s faces. 🙂
Bobby #109;
Yet you disdain a great many candidates the Tea Party has put into play.
Dear Abby,
My wife is obsessed with Wicked Women Thursdays on the ID channel, is this normal behavior?
Signed
Concerned
#101, 102 — For a change I’m going to skip my usual snarky Michelle O comments because, for a change, I like the dress. Nice drape, got sleeves, solid color — no wild prints…
#114 TT
Looks to me like the “two kinds of people” in the cartoon are 1) girls and 2) boys. Is that your take on it?
#115 GJT
😀
Lovely’s kitty is all wrapped up in a fleece blanket, looking stoned again.
Warmth is the feline pot.
Bob42 may want to look into that.
That was good……..leave me alone for a bit, I gotta have a cigarette now.
After reading the last few days’ threads, I tend to agree.
My apologies to The Dude. I missed this earlier. 82 The Dude says: October 14, 2010 at 4:16 pm Bobby, you are a meat-headed, muslim, marxist, neo-socialist, progressive, liberal, commie, bed-wetting, doo-wopoly spouting, ignorant slut. Aside from those qualities though, you’re probably a pretty regular kinda guy, even if you do have litmus tests you won’t acknowledge. 🙂 Thanks! btw,… Read more »
I’m sorry, but this stupid “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter” commercial with the lady in the red dress singing and dancing in the grocery store possibly is the absolutely worst commercial EV-ER!
I may not buy the product just because of this commercial.
#96; I’ve suggested before that “legislating from the bench” and “judicial activism” are terms selectively and subjectively applied by those who disagree with a ruling. I disagree with the bench violating state’s rights period, despite my ideology on the topic presented before the court. IAnd i absolutely disagree wit ha federal judge striking down Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Civil courts… Read more »
Coolest starting grid at Indy you’re likely to ever see.
Squawkie, I supported RP despite a number of philosophical differences in a number of areas, all the while knowing that he never stood a chance. He wissed off big government republicans as well as big government democrats. I find that hard not to like.
I still hear echos of the revolution in many places. No regrets here.
The US hippie export program turns 50.
Anyone that can call folks here homophobic authoritarians on a daily basis yet give neo-Nazis a pass as long as they support his candidate HAS to have some serious inner ear control. I’d be hurling my guts out.
Well good Bob. Seems we agree on what the words mean. Me and Ron Paul disagree with you on the use of judicial activism. Odd is it not that I left the Ron Paul camp cause he is as goofy as a road lizard which you liked. Then I found a spot of sanity in his dissertation that reminded me… Read more »
Qatar Airlines pilot dies in mid-flight. Co-pilot landed safely.
He musta ate the fish.
Can’t argue with you here:
I agree. My comment above makes no distinction between the two, neither in their definitions, nor in their applications.
I don’t think Whoopi and Behar love O’Reilly anymore. It was sad to see O’Reilly backpedal though.
#101 Big
She doesn’t even look real. Her face is too smooth and glow-y.
Did you see the picture of Michelle Antoinette on the cover of Good Housekeeping?
Is it legal to air brush or photoshop a picture that much?
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It’s pretty clear he’s gotten dizzy from the spinning…
I’ve suggested before that “legislating from the bench” and “judicial activism” are terms selectively and subjectively applied by those who disagree with a ruling. That has really gotta hurt trying to spin that one. A representative republic includes checks and balances that avoid mob rule, among other things. A representative republic under our system has the laws created in the… Read more »
“You kind of have to drop the standard for the first lady, right?” It’s apparently ok for Mrs. Obama to engage in political discussion inside a polling place, when Illinois State Law says clearly: “No judge of election, pollwatcher, or other person shall, at any primary or election, do any electioneering or soliciting of votes or engage in any political… Read more »
#95 Mr. Box, I’ve suggested before that “legislating from the bench” and “judicial activism” are terms selectively and subjectively applied by those who disagree with a ruling. All along the left-right continuum are folks that have and will always disagree with some court decisions. Not all of them use such knee-jerk terms to describe their disappointment. A representative republic includes… Read more »
Oh but when it comes to judicial activism B42 and Ron Paul part ways. You fair weather friend you. Ya see Mr. Paul and we agree, well that is all “we” except Bob42 cause Mr. Paul does not believe judges should create law from the bench. Did I mention Bob42 has no problems with judges that legislate from the bench… Read more »
#92 Oops, I forgot that in addition to his fiscal conservatism and insufficient love of big government centralized authoritah for social engineering, establishment politicians and others disliked his views on foreign policy and its mounting costs (which they have yet to offer a clue about how to pay.)
#91 Yeah, deflect all you want. You’ve been outed!
#90 Chris Peden 2008! (Pardon me if I mis-recalled the name (short term memory problems, etc.) As for you being a homophobe, consider it more of a term of endearment than a pejorative. I don’t think you fear teh gayz, you just support politicians and a party that often benefits from convincing voters that there are actually reasons to fear… Read more »
Let’s see… I first discovered Loonie Tunes Times when I was pounding the pavement in support of Ron Paul, a bona-fide social conservative (against the WoD for mainly fiscal reasons) and not much of an authoritarian at all. He was despised by his fellow conservatives for that reason… What a crock. He was criticized by LST conservatives for flirting with… Read more »
#73 Sarge, I don’t claim to be right all the time. But I will point out that you could not be more wrong with this garbage. And now that there are new faces running on fiscal issues, you focus on Social issues. Let’s see… I first discovered Loonie Tunes Times when I was pounding the pavement in support of Ron… Read more »
69 bweldon, I could not help it. Bob started it with the “I won’t be fooled again” line. I was wondering if anyone would catch it. Of course, “I won’t be fooled again” is just like; 1. This check is good. 2 The dog ate my homework. 3. Honest, the fish was this big. 4. Honey, that isn’t lipstick on… Read more »
But don’t worry, they’ll tell us it’s for our own good, and that we need their “protection.” Personally speaking, I’d rather have the cops protecting me from thieves and drug addicts than Obama protecting me from rich people and the Evil People who use foreign money to put the “Welcome to Rosenberg” signs at the edge of town. But that’s… Read more »
#84 Not argue? Now, that doesn’t sound like much fun, does it? 😉 Having beat litmus tests black and blue, and with no apologies whatsoever to Sarge for “changing the subject…” Here’s a classic example of a drug warrior tacitly admitting defeat, and proudly promoting additional government authoritah and bureaucracy. Police Chief Thomas Nestel has a radical – and riling… Read more »
Here’s my litmus test;
Do you want to continue down the road to European Socialism?
If the answer is no, you can believe dam near anything else you want to and I’ll vote for you.
Sure do wish everybody else had the same one.
Well duh. If all our litmus tests were the same then we wouldn’t be arguing.
#79 While I was not previously aware of her rampant deviant homosexuality that endangers the entirety of society, and the survival of humanity itself, thanks to similar irrational rantings from a few kooks in the local so-con pubbie establishment, I did my homework on both of the candidates, and learned from several objective sources that there was very little difference… Read more »
Bobby, you are a meat-headed, muslim, marxist, neo-socialist, progressive, liberal, commie, bed-wetting, doo-wopoly spouting, ignorant slut. Aside from those qualities though, you’re probably a pretty regular kinda guy, even if you do have litmus tests you won’t acknowledge.
🙂
Now I know why he focuses on Social Issues.
He thought Delay was a Fiscalcon.
And ignored his Socialcon positions.
Bob – you voted for a mayor you admitted you knew absolutely nothing about simply because some group supporting her opponent made some comment about homosexuals you found offensive. You’re a walking litmus test.
#75, Hope and pray all you want, but until there is enough new blood to threaten their position of leadership they will do what they want not what is best for you and I
#53 Bobby I suggest that in many cases it was “change” from the numerous failures, spending increases, and completely stupid and failed social policies that resulted from of a decade of predominately republican governance rule. I think you’re wrong here, meathead. Bush pulled quite a few bonehead stunts, but we were in fair shape until the Age Of Pelosi/Reid starting… Read more »
Be honest with me do you really feel that Mitch McConnell and John Boehner will be any different than Reid and Pelosi? I would hope that they wouldn’t be the leadership but, yes, I think the new blood in the party would keep them in check and they’d certainly be different than Reid and Pelosi. We would not have Obamacare… Read more »
I never thought I’d see this!
Hallelujah!
But in 2000, what did the republicans run on? Their modest fiscal accomplishments, or Bill Clinton’s pants at ankle altitude? It was in the late 90s that I stopped calling myself a republican (but I confess to voting for Bush, once.) And now that there are new faces running on fiscal issues, you focus on Social issues. Because you’re always… Read more »