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opihimoimoi

(52,426 posts)
42. Pres Obama is the Knight on a White Horse Come to Save us from the GOP
Tue Jan 10, 2012, 10:00 PM
Jan 2012

He is Priceless...

Able to leap a single Issue anytime 24/7

Able to Solve with a Smile...and Positivity

He inspires us to the Nations Needs...

He is the Best of the Lot

Subject line about Obama, first line about congress. redqueen Jan 2012 #1
Wonder why FDR's congress was so compliant? boston bean Jan 2012 #4
FDR's administration wrote a lot of the laws and handed them to Congress FreakinDJ Jan 2012 #5
Also, the citizens were fed up boston bean Jan 2012 #7
Citizens are Very Fed Up FreakinDJ Jan 2012 #37
And you think the right-wing Republicans and conservadems in Congress are going to stop? NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #8
What element of our law requires that a President hold his tongue until Congress is Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #11
When the administration communicates, DU ignores or dismisses it emulatorloo Jan 2012 #25
He HAS been speaking out. Yet when he does so, people scream NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #33
When Obama speaks out - DEMs in Congress and the Senate don't support him FreakinDJ Jan 2012 #38
voting is not the only way to make politicians boston bean Jan 2012 #12
No but voting the bad politicians OUT and voting good ones IN will get things done. NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #34
Exactly. His fireside chats were all about getting the jobs done. jwirr Jan 2012 #43
That is absurd. FDR had a triple digit majority in the House, and 76 seats in the Senate. He could BzaDem Jan 2012 #44
We need drastic action. The Repukes will not let that happen eridani Jan 2012 #2
"Bi-Partizan" efforts my arse FreakinDJ Jan 2012 #3
Yes, there are many things he could be doing woo me with science Jan 2012 #27
DING DING DING - We have a Winner Folks FreakinDJ Jan 2012 #39
We didn't even get Obama ... T S Justly Jan 2012 #6
You're wrong, and I can PROVE it MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #9
Not that I don't appreciate the tongue-in-cheek humor... Capitalocracy Jan 2012 #35
Obama Bad Obama Bad Obama Bad JoePhilly Jan 2012 #10
It is the opinion of another DUer who is your equal. Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #13
Says you. Robb Jan 2012 #14
After the 10th or 20th "Obama isn't FDR" OP ... JoePhilly Jan 2012 #15
Damn right... SidDithers Jan 2012 #16
Ka-chunk. Ka-chunk. Ka-chunk. Ka-chunk. Ka-chunk. Ka-chunk. Ka-chunk. Ka-chunk..... Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #28
Just stop already surfdog Jan 2012 #17
Since he campaigns and devotes resources to his obstructors and NEVER calls them out TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #26
Obama never calls out the GOP? surfdog Jan 2012 #30
You ProSense Jan 2012 #18
Obama Just as Progressive as non-mythical FDR jaxx Jan 2012 #19
You're kidding, correct? RC Jan 2012 #20
Not kidding at all. jaxx Jan 2012 #31
In 1936 many felt that FDR had not been "progressive enough" for the times. pampango Jan 2012 #21
This is a thoughtful, content-filled OP. woo me with science Jan 2012 #22
Where is the content in the OP? I just see hyperbolic statements and a lot of spin strung together emulatorloo Jan 2012 #23
Absolutely right. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #46
"Everything you write in this OP is true." Son of Gob Jan 2012 #52
If FDR were President now, you'd be dumping on him, too. MineralMan Jan 2012 #24
+1 treestar Jan 2012 #56
FDR OKed the mass slaughter of German & Japanese civilians via bombing raids on their cities. Scurrilous Jan 2012 #29
And you're a Democrat? AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #47
This is not 1933 ... bonzotex Jan 2012 #32
Well said! nt One of the 99 Jan 2012 #40
Fuck yeah! Think how much better off we would be with McCain in office! No Sotomayor, no Kagan ... 11 Bravo Jan 2012 #36
So you may not like him because he's too conservative Cleita Jan 2012 #41
Pres Obama is the Knight on a White Horse Come to Save us from the GOP opihimoimoi Jan 2012 #42
How dramatic! MjolnirTime Jan 2012 #45
Yeah...we needed to inter the Japanese...... FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #48
FDR's problems were different from Obama's. craigmatic Jan 2012 #49
Great point about the Tea Party Son of Gob Jan 2012 #50
Not originally FreakinDJ Jan 2012 #53
That's hilarious Son of Gob Jan 2012 #54
K&R....n/t unkachuck Jan 2012 #51
Maybe we needed the 1932 Congress too then treestar Jan 2012 #55
He passed the Healthcare Bill with provisions to enrich Insurance Corps FreakinDJ Jan 2012 #57
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