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2016 Postmortem

Proud Liberal Dem

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4. This was an idiotic article IMHO

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 08:26 AM

Apr 2013

President Obama shouldn't be held responsible for the failure of Republicans to do their jobs, particularly when some of them promised to vote to support expanded background checks and then filibustered the bill anyway (i.e. Jeff Flake). What universe is Dowd living in where President Obama has NOT tried to work with Republicans to get votes for his legislation and where the Republicans turned right around and voted against him? How is that HIS failure?

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NY Times Blames President Obama for GOP Intransigence [View all] TomCADem Apr 2013 OP

I saw part of the discussion about this article on Morning Joke yesterday. TexasTowelie Apr 2013 #1

Your post title is strange. It wasn't a NYT editorial position. It was a columnist. Demit Apr 2013 #2

. blkmusclmachine Apr 2013 #3

This was an idiotic article IMHO Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2013 #4

The media makes basically 2 totally opposite arguements each and every time. JoePhilly Apr 2013 #5

And no matter what this president does, these two opposing, inconsistent themes are always there. Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2013 #6

YUP ... and that's been true since day one. JoePhilly Apr 2013 #9

You nailed it Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2013 #8

While LBJ's time on the Hill gave him the upper hand in negotiations, Arkana Apr 2013 #7

And him being "feared" wouldn't be a great thing either IMHO Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2013 #10

The NY Times is not blaming Obama. Beacool Apr 2013 #11

He must shoulder some of the blame Doctor_J Apr 2013 #12

Thanks for the BS GOP talking points. One of the 99 Apr 2013 #13

Yeah, sort of Doctor_J Apr 2013 #14

TPM: "Why Didn’t Obama Use The Fairy Dust?" AtomicKitten Apr 2013 #15

-- Tennessee Hillbilly Apr 2013 #16