Welcome to the big league Obama.

They played you all the way to do things their way.

You know, a lot of ATSers who were Pro-Bama during the election commented about how outdated the Republican leadership in Congress was.

Well, I submit to you your own party members for examination. Old-school Democrats who will always hold true to their ways, no matter who is elected and no matter who says what. Obama may actually believe in a middle ground, but his own party believes in the core values - which is you RAISE taxes at all costs, not lower them! I'm betting if Obama's proposed tax plan called for a corporate increase in taxes the Senate Finance Committee wouldn't be opposing the deal at all.

Good job, Reid, Kerry and the rest of you old schoolers. You criticized the Republicans for being a tired-old party, yet you continue to be a boil on the a$$ of your own.

I said many times throughout the election that Pelosi and Reid had their own agenda on how things will be done. All they cared about was getting a Democrat in the White House to rubber stamp it. Obama biggest friends may turn out to be the Republicans.

I, for one, think I'm going to love the next four years if this is just the preview of things to come. After years of "Bushisms" and all the jokes that the no-talent hack Jon Stewart told about the Republican party, it'll be quite refreshing to watch the Democratic party, who promised change, peace and harmony during the DNC, bicker and fight amongst themselves when the chips are down. They're proving that no matter who is in office, politicians are still politicians and the only really stupid people are the American voters who keep electing them over and over again.

* Blagovich under investigation for corruption; party moves to impeach
* Democrats block Roland Burris from taking the Senate Seat, then make way for him the next day
* Richardson, a member of Obama's chosen Cabinet, drops out because he's under investigation
* Obama pisses off Feinstein over Panetta
* Senate ridicules Obama's tax plan

And it's not even January 20th yet!!!! BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH!!!!!!! OH THE HUMANITY!!!!!!!!

Let's see Stewart, Colbert, Olbermann and SNL maintain their ratings when they refuse to make fun of the reigning party.

OMG, This is going to be a HOOT!

[edit on 8-1-2009 by sos37]

I wonder if anyone has taken time to think that "maybe" the fact that Obama is touting policies, or at least "a" policy that his party is not exactly in favor of is, perhaps, evidence that he is attempting to get away from the typical bipartisanship that occurs in Washington....

...but, no, no, no....before he comes out with this, he's a bloody, godless, communist ready to turn America into the next, ready to collapse, Soviet Union....now, suddenly, bang...a policy they like, tax breaks, and "maybe" he's a turncoat Reagan Republican....

Here is an idea.....maybe, just maybe, Obama is an educated, diplomatic, compromising moderate...you know, someone with a bit of sense...a bit of rationality...a bit of understanding of the political system and how it works....and how it works is when its members, the people who make up the cogs of the system, work together...instead of against one another.

If he understands that, compromise and diplomacy, it makes him the farthest thing from a Reagan Republican..it'll make him a good statesman.

But anyway, that can't be the case...we need to get back to the usual unproductive division and swinging from one "extreme" to "the other." No place for slow, deliberate rationality and compromise in politics....its all clear cut...left or right...no place for a middle-ground.

Originally posted by madhatr137
I wonder if anyone has taken time to think that "maybe" the fact that Obama is touting policies, or at least "a" policy that his party is not exactly in favor of is, perhaps, evidence that he is attempting to get away from the typical bipartisanship that occurs in Washington....

Here is an idea.....maybe, just maybe, Obama is an educated, diplomatic, compromising moderate...you know, someone with a bit of sense...a bit of rationality...a bit of understanding of the political system and how it works....and how it works is when its members, the people who make up the cogs of the system, work together...instead of against one another.

Nah! That can't be it!

In all seriousness, he SAID some of his policies weren't going to please Democrats. When he was stumping, he told the people they were going to disagree with him at times.

But, as you said, it doesn't make good "politicks". Good post, madhatr137.

I don't like pelosi either and remember that the congress we have are the same recycle trash and morons that we have every 6 year terms and the only difference is that they fluctuate from one party and the other in majority.

They are corrupted by big corporate lobbyist they are sinking this nation to the ground and none of them care about the American people and the suffering that they are having due to their bad policies in favor of the pimps that pay them under the table.

Obama now has to fight them and their pimps the lobbyist to get anything done.

He already was talking about his first vito if congress didn't release the reminding TARP money to him.

Originally posted by ProfEmeritus
I think it might be easier than bringing Congress together.

I think you're right! I can't believe what cry babies they are! And they're so staunch in their partisanship that they wouldn't agree with an idea from "the other side" even if they thought it was a great idea!

I totally respect someone that can say - you know, I didn't vote for this guy and I'm not sure how he's going to do, but I can recognize his efforts and successes at bringing the country together and doing his best to govern ALL the people, not just those in his party.

Because if people can't see that, they've got "party glasses" on and are too stubborn to pull them off and see clearly, IMO.