Obama News Conference Post Election

you know i kinda half way expected him to come out and say "shame on you voters that placed the U.S. in Republicans hands."
instead he implied that the 2/3 that didn't vote are at fault.

a reply to: _Del_

He smacked his lips too many times.

He is a worried and troubled soul.

He needs to search his inner demons.

originally posted by: loam
a reply to: _Del_

Even they are now saying that if the President moves forward with his immigration EO, the chance of cooperation is nil over the next two years.

Cooperation was nil to begin with.

originally posted by: hounddoghowlie
you know i kinda half way expected him to come out and say "shame on you voters that placed the U.S. in Republicans hands."
instead he implied that the 2/3 that didn't vote are at fault.

He is blaming his own victims.

a reply to: loam

It makes me feel energized

Did anyone get the feeling that he seemed 'energized' out of that press conference?

WOW.

MSNBC pundits criticizing Obama and calling Boehner and McConnell deal makers.

Did I just wake up in alternate universe??

originally posted by: loam
WOW.

MSNBC pundits criticizing Obama and calling Boehner and McConnell deal makers.

Did I just wake up in alternate universe??

It is enough to make you roll your eyes and scratch your head!

a reply to: butcherguy

I saw Maddow and Matthews duke it out over Rand Paul last night. They were visibly pissed with one another.

I predict a run to the center by MSNBC.

Funny how things work.

For reals????

Have a drink with Mitch or let Boehner beat him at golf to fix problems. What is he rambling on about for God's sake.

Des

BEST TIME EVER to watch MSNBC.

I have whiplash.

originally posted by: loam
a reply to: butcherguy

I saw Maddow and Matthews duke it out over Rand Paul last night. They were visibly pissed with one another.

I predict a run to the center by MSNBC.

Funny how things work.

I think she would whip Matthews.

originally posted by: loam
WOW.

MSNBC pundits criticizing Obama and calling Boehner and McConnell deal makers.

Did I just wake up in alternate universe??

What a slap in the face to Progressives !!!!

Now they're really confused more than ever.

originally posted by: loam
BEST TIME EVER to watch MSNBC.

I have whiplash.

Can't wait to archive the videos !!!!


side note: Sandra Fluke lost her local California election. Wheeew.

Too funny.

Even they (MSNBC) are unanimously busting Obama on his "I'm not mopey" comment. They equated it to Nixon's "I'm not a crook" statement.

Wow.

It's like watching FOX.

I'm going to double check my bank account. I may find I'm a billionaire in this alternate universe.

a reply to: loam

I'm putting MSNBC on my channel list.

Y'know...

This is exactly the result we, as citizens should want... White House in one parties hands, the house/senate in another.

Gridlock, baby, gridlock.

For anything to happen, compromise must occur. Which, in the end, means that utter and complete stupidity is harder to get passed...

As for executive order nonsense? Congress holds the purse strings. Things have to be paid for. The Supreme's also have more than a little to say in matters of legality/Constitutionality...

Then, of course, there's us. You remember us... The citizenry? But, as apathetic as the majority seem to be, maybe we don't really matter...

I expected this,



Instead?

I got this.

a reply to: beezzer

More like:

The graphic showing the 249-179 House majority didn't last long on the screen. Heard a lot about the Senate yesterday and some about the Governors, but I didn't realize how big the gains in the House were.


Maybe Congress will actually pass a budget the next two years. They need to just pass law after law through House and Senate and let Obama veto them all. No more not letting bills come to vote so Obama doesn't have to veto them, and the Dems in the Senate didn't have to publicly support or reject them.

I suspect, however, that the Republicans will completely drop the ball, attempt endlessly to reach compromise with a President unwilling to compromise, accomplish virtually nothing on their own other than finger pointing, self-destruct on lightning rod issues instead of governing and then throw up their hands in 2016 and say, "Well, we tried". And then they'll be surprised when the public doesn't particularly care why they didn't accomplish anything, only that they didn't.

Sufficiently cynical?

a reply to: _Del_

Law after law? Just to force the Pres. to veto? Just to make him look bad?

What does that accomplish, exactly?

It's really not too late for these idiots, other wise known as the Democrats, and Republicans; to start to work together for the benefit of the nation as whole...

Too much to ask? I don't think so. ...and it's time and past for us to demand it of them, and, more importantly, expect it. ...and if we don't get it? Remove the useless fools. Repeat as necessary.

Instead?

ATS is so full of whimpering posts of "oh woe is us, the evil Republicans are in power", right along with the gloating "Obama has been beaten."

Until we do something about it, nothing is going to change, regardless of party affiliation of the fundament in the Oval Office.

Quite frankly, it's beyond old.