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No, it's good news. ProSense Sep 2013 #1
oh put those silly people on Ignore, William Skittles Sep 2013 #2
'Oh, I used to be disgusted. And now I try to be amused...' KG Sep 2013 #3
You and me both. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #4
Bad nominee withdraws... SidDithers Sep 2013 #5
Bad Nominee bandied about, Democrats everywhere practice democracy by giving their Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #10
+1 bigtree Sep 2013 #11
Thank you, well said! (nt) scarletwoman Sep 2013 #13
It is important to take the time to explain our political system to visitors like Sid who Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #22
You are indeed correct. It would be unkind to leave them in the dark about how our democracy scarletwoman Sep 2013 #29
oh, no. how it works is wait something happens, so you can be told you only object coz of your KG Sep 2013 #37
I was told that the opposition to Summers was 'abject hatred' Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #60
Very true. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #48
I dont think that will work. He apparently seeks a utopian DU where everyone loves the President rhett o rick Sep 2013 #140
It is a pleasant surprise when our elected representatives actually represent us. IronLionZion Sep 2013 #143
Thank you! Safetykitten Sep 2013 #28
+1000 nt Mojorabbit Sep 2013 #53
Nice. Le Taz Hot Sep 2013 #129
Bad nominee was critical member of team before he was bad nominee. rug Sep 2013 #17
"faced down the worst economic crisis"... sendero Sep 2013 #86
sorry to disappoint, but all I've seen so far is celebration. magical thyme Sep 2013 #19
Amazing Cryptoad Sep 2013 #26
.... DeSwiss Sep 2013 #33
Snort, chortle, whoop! nt Vanje Sep 2013 #39
epic. KG Sep 2013 #43
Nice. Phlem Sep 2013 #70
So true.... QC Sep 2013 #91
Give him credit, he did something besides kick a Prosense screed. RetroLounge Sep 2013 #105
Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #123
If he was a bad nominee quakerboy Sep 2013 #59
I doubt I will move shift. Rex Sep 2013 #114
No one said he would necessarily be the next Fed Chairman . . . markpkessinger Sep 2013 #142
And that my friends, is the POINT. (what you said mark) 2banon Sep 2013 #145
^^THIS^^ -nt- Celefin Sep 2013 #162
Perhaps if you find the way Puglover Sep 2013 #153
Well said! It gets very tiresome being derided by someone who doesn't even live here. scarletwoman Sep 2013 #156
Yep Scarletwoman. Puglover Sep 2013 #165
Please!! Perhaps some Canadians wouldn't benefit from that. delrem Sep 2013 #185
Great job of mimicking the illustration in the OP! delrem Sep 2013 #184
Truly ignore is your friend nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #6
It also excludes the ignored from jury duty bullshit on you. My excluded list is full and... L0oniX Sep 2013 #18
I am not sure if it quite does that nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #20
It doesn't work like that, sorry. Just the opposite, in fact. scarletwoman Sep 2013 #34
That is excellent advise.... Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #69
I agree completely..... DeSwiss Sep 2013 #124
Speaking of nerds... nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #138
+++++++.... exactly 2banon Sep 2013 #147
Yeah, it's derpville sometimes. progressoid Sep 2013 #7
Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster? longship Sep 2013 #176
Yes! progressoid Sep 2013 #179
Yup! I watched it on PBS, then gotthe videos from my library. longship Sep 2013 #180
Oh don't worry, I predict that they will have a new "Obama plans to ????" to generate outrage OregonBlue Sep 2013 #8
Yep Vanje Sep 2013 #44
<3 Marrah_G Sep 2013 #133
Perfect. Celefin Sep 2013 #163
The thing is, you missed the democracy party. This was months in the making. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #65
They must think Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #74
Who do you think we are? Teabaggers? Jack Rabbit Sep 2013 #149
no attack on Syria - obvious defeat for those who opposed an attack on Syria Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #9
Seriously. A DU member recently posited that the anti-invasion people are sad..... Vanje Sep 2013 #46
they're so dizzy from spinning they don't know whether to shit or wind their watch. KG Sep 2013 #54
Some-are-Half-the-Way Vanje Sep 2013 #58
sure glad Obama didn't push single-payer - because if he had I wouldn't be able to fault him for Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #95
I'm very happy... onyourleft Sep 2013 #111
Exactly...I was very active in the anti-war movement before Iraq deutsey Sep 2013 #134
Good post! hammer, nail, SMACK delrem Sep 2013 #173
I know...I think suffered a brain cramp trying to follow the contorted "logic" of some here deutsey Sep 2013 #132
I hate to say it but... kentuck Sep 2013 #12
Politics as a team sport has destroyed meaningful discussion here. Nt. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #14
this. Ed Suspicious Sep 2013 #31
^^^THAT RIGHT THERE^^^ tkmorris Sep 2013 #38
Bingo. n/t QC Sep 2013 #42
Be true to your school! Vanje Sep 2013 #47
Yep. nt LaydeeBug Sep 2013 #115
Exactly. Jester Messiah Sep 2013 #139
Spot on. Celefin Sep 2013 #164
Lol! rug Sep 2013 #15
snicker mmonk Sep 2013 #16
Summers was never a nominee. n/t Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #21
That point appears to have flown over sooooo many heads here Number23 Sep 2013 #23
And now he never will be. temporary311 Sep 2013 #27
...He was very close. Vanje Sep 2013 #50
Was he on Obama's list of candidates for the job? ljm2002 Sep 2013 #52
A window into the "guilty until proven innocent" BeyondGeography Sep 2013 #61
His possible nomination has been a serious matter of discussion for months Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #63
Saying that he was the nominee and was withdrawn is wrong. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #68
And that's why Caretha Sep 2013 #170
Then why did he withdraw his name? Why did Obama respond so eloquently to the withdrawal? delrem Sep 2013 #174
Not being the nominee does not mean he was not being considered. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #175
OK... since you agree with the vast majority of responses to WP's OP, delrem Sep 2013 #177
There were better choices than Summers IMO. But he wasn't the Fifth Horseman. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #178
I've seen no "hyperbole" w.r.t. Summers on DU. delrem Sep 2013 #181
Color me surprised. n/t Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #182
Well, if that's how you wish to conclude - let it be. delrem Sep 2013 #183
Post your preemptive Summers defense here. ProSense Sep 2013 #24
That is a damned funny thread. Vanje Sep 2013 #51
Incredibly amusing LittleBlue Sep 2013 #25
Huh? You're talking about Summers, right? Th1onein Sep 2013 #30
What's funny is they don't get the point of your post...witness your replies. dkf Sep 2013 #32
Yeah, I noticed that, too. scarletwoman Sep 2013 #35
I'm afraid number 8 really thinks we were defeated Oilwellian Sep 2013 #41
Thanks, Scarlet. Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #117
LOL! ProSense Sep 2013 #36
Senator Warren sliced off his privates, put them on a plate, and served them to him. nt SDjack Sep 2013 #40
It has been a good week bhikkhu Sep 2013 #45
Agreed! nt Vanje Sep 2013 #56
Dude, you know I love you, but the bad nominee was never actually ... you know ... the nominee. 11 Bravo Sep 2013 #49
Good! Vanje Sep 2013 #57
What exactly was he withdrawing from, and why? quakerboy Sep 2013 #66
It's called Democratic politics. The possibility of his nomination has been an actual Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #67
The fact he needed to formally withdraw means he was a serious contender, probably the most serious Maven Sep 2013 #101
Thank you. Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #137
Your accusation of "chronic intellectual dishonesty" on the issue of Summers' potential nomination Maedhros Sep 2013 #144
key word Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #148
I think you're putting too much effort into a semantic argument: "potential nominee" vs. "nominee" Maedhros Sep 2013 #154
Semantic argument is all they've got. scarletwoman Sep 2013 #157
I can understand their knee-jerk responses. Maedhros Sep 2013 #159
And the prognosticators on this site have been Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #160
It was the inside-the-Beltway folks who decided Summers was the presumptive nominee. Maedhros Sep 2013 #161
Hence the term Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #166
Is a response to two months of analysis a "knee jerk" response? [n/t] Maedhros Sep 2013 #167
Yup. Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #168
I'm not following you... Maedhros Sep 2013 #169
Obviously. Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #171
I'm not ignoring your point. Maedhros Sep 2013 #172
Resistance in the Senate and public pressure kept him out. pa28 Sep 2013 #55
"I am happily indifferent to the ones who have consistently been wrong" eppur_se_muova Sep 2013 #62
teabaggers won again! snooper2 Sep 2013 #64
So, were you hoping that Summers WOULD get the Fed Chairmanship? scarletwoman Sep 2013 #71
Concern level about Summers, 2.5% snooper2 Sep 2013 #73
"Concern level about Summers, 2.5%" I'm right there with you on that. Number23 Sep 2013 #87
Really? Vanje Sep 2013 #90
"Concern level about Summers, 2.5%" Seems pretty damn self-explanatory "Vanje" Number23 Sep 2013 #93
Well, alright. Since you asked. Vanje Sep 2013 #97
Excellent summary. Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #118
Thanks! Vanje Sep 2013 #120
Probably not the people who should have. Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #121
I liked it too. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #125
Good write-up there Vanje. I felt exactly the same BelgianMadCow Sep 2013 #126
So nice of you to take so much time in this. Number23 Sep 2013 #127
You're welcome! Vanje Sep 2013 #130
Wouldn't want to worry your head about our Nations economic future. Vanje Sep 2013 #88
Ooops..... another failure from the Obama bad group! whistler162 Sep 2013 #72
What the hell are you talking about? scarletwoman Sep 2013 #82
They're making my head spin. Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #119
Ladies and gentlemen, Exhibit A. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #84
WTF are you babbling about? RetroLounge Sep 2013 #106
I feel as if I'm on a middle school playground, Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #75
Obama never loved him, you know. nt grasswire Sep 2013 #78
I wasn't talking about Sommers. Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #80
Its a total mystery what Obama felt about Summers Vanje Sep 2013 #99
That still does not tell the whole story of Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #102
I imagine the selection process for cabinet people and nominees is a team operation. Vanje Sep 2013 #107
I'm old enough LWolf Sep 2013 #83
As am I... Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #89
Yeah anonymity is certainly a mixed bag. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #110
You got that right. I can't tell if it's getting worse or if the same folks are just piling on more Number23 Sep 2013 #128
You nailed it! Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #155
Oh, it's bad form not to reply to any posts in your OP snooper2 Sep 2013 #76
The cognitive dissonance has proved to be too much for some hard core fan club members quinnox Sep 2013 #77
Same thing in Syria, so why didn't you respond to this thread? snooper2 Sep 2013 #79
I said "some", not all quinnox Sep 2013 #81
Do you stand behind your source? nt gulliver Sep 2013 #85
It is a defeat Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #92
It is NOT a defeat. There's probably not a single DUer on this board who isn't delighted scarletwoman Sep 2013 #96
Then why are the only people upset Union Scribe Sep 2013 #103
Good question. Rex Sep 2013 #116
? Vanje Sep 2013 #108
I know, right? It's so weird, I can't even begin to fathom the thought process scarletwoman Sep 2013 #109
"Are my methods unsound?" Maedhros Sep 2013 #146
Heh. scarletwoman Sep 2013 #158
"So far, the only people shocked at Summers' "withdrawal" are the pack journos who pushed.. Cha Sep 2013 #122
Some see the world through Obama lenses. morningfog Sep 2013 #94
Obama was absolutely going to nominate him, JoePhilly Sep 2013 #98
And people act as if they didn't say his nomination was written in stone. joshcryer Sep 2013 #100
It's always good when Obama listens to his better angels Union Scribe Sep 2013 #104
K&R&LOL. Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #112
Liberals and progressives save the day again! Rex Sep 2013 #113
I guess we know where the balls were dangling on the Summers issue... Whisp Sep 2013 #131
This is an awesome thread Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #135
Two sads for Obama in less than a month durablend Sep 2013 #136
Just so we're clear on this Will Capn Sunshine Sep 2013 #141
Yup. I think there's some misplaced gloating going on lately. Oh well. n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #152
You mean "bad potential nominee," right? Unless I missed something, pnwmom Sep 2013 #150
It is good news... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #151
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