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The Unbearable Disappointment of Obama | 108 comments (108 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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Obama succeeded his first day ... he was the first black man to take up residence in the White House. That was it. Done. Now he tries to survive, literally with the Tea Baggers around, till 2012 when he turns over the keys to a Republican and things get really interesting.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Wed Sep 1st, 2010 at 06:36:47 PM EST

Re: The Unbearable Disappointment of Obama (none / 1)

The problem with the turn the keys over to a Republican scenario, is that the coming election results will encourage the Teabaggers to demand a Teabagger nominee, and a Teabagger nominee will find that the Presidential year electorate in 2012 is far different from the Mid-Term electorate of 2010.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Wed Sep 1st, 2010 at 06:53:17 PM EST
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Meaning that a TeaBagger Pres. candidate won't stand a chance in a general election?

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Wed Sep 1st, 2010 at 06:57:50 PM EST
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Not won't stand a chance ... (4.00 / 3)

... but won't be on the inside track.

Obviously, the President also stands a greater chance of re-election if he has a Republican House of Representatives to run against. He'll get to be all Presidentially veto-ing all sorts of nonsense.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Wed Sep 1st, 2010 at 07:04:32 PM EST
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Teabagger = Looney (4.00 / 3)

Seeing some of the teabaggers getting nominated for state races this year (here in Colorado we have two of the craziest) has essentially handed mediocre Dems the inside track. Harry Reid in Nevada is a good example of someone benefitting from a whack-job opponent.

If the GOP controls the House they'll make the Clinton impeachment BS seem like a pillow fight. Obama will get to run against "the crazy." Plus the possibility of Palin running for Prez in 2012 will turn TPTB back towards sane, and controllable Dems.

by US Blues on Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 at 11:43:42 AM EST
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he was the first black man to take up residence in the White House. That was it. Done.

Nice.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Sep 1st, 2010 at 10:51:28 PM EST
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