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34. Wouldn't Mitch McConnell hve said of Hillary "We must work every day to

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 01:50 AM

Sep 2014

insure that this President (Hillary Clinton) will not have a second term."

The Republicans would have verbally brutalized her every day, personally and politically.
She would not have had any more success in getting bipartisanship than has Pres. Obama.

Can you even begin to think of how Rush Limbaugh would have vilified her daily?

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I'm curious...who here thinks they or anyone else, could have accomplished more than PBO [View all] Old and In the Way Sep 2014 OP

Hillary. She had no illusions about a hostile Congress. rug Sep 2014 #1

PBO was/is more of an optimist, but Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #6

Frankly, there is very little policy difference between them. rug Sep 2014 #8

Agree with you about her inside game. Wella Sep 2014 #16

I agree with both of you laundry_queen Sep 2014 #24

It's hard to tell when PR techniques sell your President to you Wella Sep 2014 #29

Wouldn't Mitch McConnell hve said of Hillary "We must work every day to No Vested Interest Sep 2014 #34

no she did not DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #54

Too bad she didn't know the ground rules to play by in the primaries.. Cha Sep 2014 #67

The question was about governing, not primary campaigns. rug Sep 2014 #105

Doubt it. Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #80

It's a dichotomous situation: Aristus Sep 2014 #2

My four year old niece JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #84

And taken much cuter photos, too, I'll bet... Aristus Sep 2014 #103

Ok, I'll bite. Who's PBO? nt Xipe Totec Sep 2014 #3

President Barack Obama Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #4

Yes, actually. Since the subject of your post was not obvious unless you knew what PBO meant Xipe Totec Sep 2014 #20

That was a good question coldbeer Sep 2014 #76

peanut butter & onion jberryhill Sep 2014 #15

That or Portland, Baltimore, and Ohio Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #26

It's not necessary to put down other DUers. In fact, it No Vested Interest Sep 2014 #36

Not me dude. I'm lazy as hell. My hat's off to PBO Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #5

We don't agree on much, but we are on the same page here. Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #10

me too, dude. I got the ovaries to prove it! Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #12

Oh, I don't know...maybe his primary opponent. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #7

cool, but the Republicon Media Machine would have custom tailored Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #33

What was Christmascardgate? NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #62

Might be referring to this... KansDem Sep 2014 #87

Ah...thanks for the info. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #89

Dennis Kucinich Boreal Sep 2014 #9

So, all Democrats are stupid for not selecting DK? Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #17

He was my first choice, too, since 2003, actually Rhiannon12866 Sep 2014 #18

I really like Kucinich, Dean and Sanders Live and Learn Sep 2014 #37

Nobody is electable without enough supporters FlatStanley Sep 2014 #79

And even if elected there is another problem TexasProgresive Sep 2014 #98

The guy who brought a flip-chart presentation to a radio debate? baldguy Sep 2014 #86

... SidDithers Sep 2014 #96

You will get no response from those you've highlighted ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #11

Funny, I made that same argument to my mother today. Live and Learn Sep 2014 #13

Personally, Given the domestic/international structural mess dumped on him from the last administrat Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #22

But there is always hope of that miraculous one that can withstand all the pressures Live and Learn Sep 2014 #27

Amen! bobGandolf Sep 2014 #31

Ralph Nader. JEB Sep 2014 #14

Best DUZY of the week! , well done. Nt pkdu Sep 2014 #19

Great question ....of course " crickets " from the do nothin hand-wringers on the board pkdu Sep 2014 #21

A President needs an army when he goes to Washington... kentuck Sep 2014 #23

Ya see, here's how ya do it frazzled Sep 2014 #25

Well, according to Republicans, he is the most ineffectual dictator ever. Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #28

Yeah, that's the ticket! nt Euphoria Sep 2014 #38

I'm curious too... Scootaloo Sep 2014 #30

Obviously, not...but I didn't vote for a Messiah, either. Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #53

A Roosevelt wouldn't have let a few rogue Democratic Senators push him around AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #55

Gesundheit Scootaloo Sep 2014 #73

Obviously, not...but I didn't vote for a Messiah, either. Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #41

what the hell happened there? a serious php fart, i think. Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #41

I have/had two problems with PBO drmeow Sep 2014 #32

So you don't believe there are people out there that could be as great as Teddy Roosevelt or FDR? AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #39

I love the Roosevelts too. Live and Learn Sep 2014 #41

Well, Obama's not much better than the Roosevelts in foreign policy AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #57

I am upset by the bombings too but we can't really compare them to Live and Learn Sep 2014 #63

So was America lucky three times? AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #69

Yes, and they all made mistakes too. Live and Learn Sep 2014 #71

Yeah, I just bet you would've loved frazzled Sep 2014 #59

+1 Yikes, I left that one out. Shame on me. nt Live and Learn Sep 2014 #64

Obama isn't much better AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #66

I remember the night he was elected.. sendero Sep 2014 #93

And BTW, we Needed an FDR, and all we got was someone pretending to be one AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #40

President Obama doesn't "pretend" to be anyone else. He is who he is.. and he's been a great Cha Sep 2014 #56

Obama made everyone believe that he would be a transformative president AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #60

President Obama is a transformative President. Cha Sep 2014 #68

In your World AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #70

Yup! He's transforming a center party into a right of center party. cui bono Sep 2014 #78

Guess you should go find us an FDR. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #102

There's more than a few who are never appreciative of what they have.. always thinking Cha Sep 2014 #61

I support the President and the decisions he has made regarding the ISIS uprising Samantha Sep 2014 #65

Nobody could have accomplished as much. applegrove Sep 2014 #72

"no call outs because they are the amongst the very smartest people who post here." Number23 Sep 2014 #74

No call outs. Uh, that's just what you did. cali Sep 2014 #75

You talk as if people are not supposed to hold their public officials accountable, cui bono Sep 2014 #77

I love your post, and your rebuttal is well-deserved. stillwaiting Sep 2014 #91

Eugene Robinson: "Obama’s transformational presidency" Cha Sep 2014 #81

~*~ Hekate Sep 2014 #82

"..Influential minds.." Rofl Cha Sep 2014 #83

Yeah, yeah, we know. "War is Peace!" woo me with science Sep 2014 #85

My first act as President ... GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #88

Maybe we haven't suffered enough yet BeyondGeography Sep 2014 #90

Couple of those names never show up on my screen anymore madokie Sep 2014 #92

"I don't bring that madness here with rants and raves" Union Scribe Sep 2014 #100

You're easy then :-) madokie Sep 2014 #101

You are saying a few of the best minds on DU are afflicted with "madness"??? cui bono Sep 2014 #108

There are several that would have at least made the effort. 99Forever Sep 2014 #94

Its so cute how the Third Way talking points keep trying to pretend woo me with science Sep 2014 #95

DU rec... SidDithers Sep 2014 #97

The big question is "could someone else have had longer coat-tails?" Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #99

He had the biggest mandate ever. He used it to keep things as close to same as possible librechik Sep 2014 #104

You'd really like to hear about closing torture camps and imprisoning bankers? Corruption Inc Sep 2014 #106

I sincerely, and reluctantly, offered my service in the Oval Office in 2011, on DU. See below. Zorra Sep 2014 #107

Locking as disruptive meta. cbayer Sep 2014 #109