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The debt ceiling & the individual mandate: how you know GOP negotiators were NEVER serious

By on July 23, 2011 in Barack Obama, GOP, GOPocrisy, President Obama, Republican-Fail

With Mitch McConnell’s declaration earlier this year that his main political goal is ensuring that Barack Obama is a one-term president, everything else that has happened since makes sense. But there’s something that happened in the negotiations between the White House, Congressional Democrats and Congressional Republicans that tells you, beyond a doubt and without any room for argument, that the GOP “leaders” were never serious about reaching a compromise package on raising the debt ceiling and comprehensive deficit reduction.

From Talking Points Memo:

But talks broke down along three major differences: the two sides were $400 billion apart on taxes, Obama rejected a last minute demand from the GOP that the deal include a repeal of the individual mandate in healthcare reform, and the two sides were still haggling over a difference of $40 billion in cuts to Medicaid, according to the White House.…

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President Adult

By on July 23, 2011 in Barack Obama, President Obama

It’s pretty hard to argue that President Obama and his negotiating team are not the only adults at the negotiating table. If the press doesn’t report on yesterday’s debt ceiling press conference and point that out, they will have failed us tremendously once again.

Full press conference from yesterday:

My favorite two spots came at about 18 minutes and 27 minutes (ish).

I’ve gone out of my way to say that both parties have to make compromises. I think this whole episode has indicated the degree to which at least a Democratic president has been willing to make some tough compromises.…

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Another Obama pony delivered. This one has rainbows, too.

By on July 22, 2011 in Barack Obama, President Obama

Thank Goddess this man is president.

The ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military will end in 60 days, President Barack Obama said on Friday after notifying Congress that all the requirements to repeal it have been met.

The armed forces are ready to set aside the 18-year-old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that forced gay recruits to keep their sexual orientation secret, Obama said in a statement.

“As of September 20th, service members will no longer be forced to hide who they are in order to serve our country. Our military will no longer be deprived of the talents and skills of patriotic Americans just because they happen to be gay or lesbian,” he said.

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I’ll gladly condemn you today for a capitulation you might (or might not) do Tuesday

By on July 22, 2011 in Barack Obama, President Obama

At some point yesterday afternoon, a legislative aide leaked that the White House was caving — CAVING I tellzya! — and was going to give up everything to the Republicans on raising of the debt ceiling. According to this very serious source, the deal between House Speaker Boehner and President Obama was all but a done deal.

A Congressional aide briefed on ongoing negotiations between House Speaker John Boehner and President Obama says the two principals may be nearing a “grand bargain” to raise the debt limit which would contain large, set-in-stone spending cuts but only the possibility of future revenue increases.…

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Presidential Eye Candy (with jazz!)

By on July 18, 2011 in Barack Obama, President Obama

Thanks to my friend Rhoda who sent along this video she made of President Obama. When you have a dude this suave and sharp, you can easily do a seven minute video and never run out of great images. And this doesn’t even include much First Lady eye candy goodness. You could do an hour of her, so far as I’m concerned ; )

The jazz music is Ahmad Jamal.

Thanks, Rhoda.

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I am Barack Hussein Obama and I am the American Dream

By on July 4, 2011 in Barack Obama, President Obama

Love this. H/T Marla.

I was born in Hawaii to a single mother.
I was raised in Kansas by my two loving grandparents.
I went to Harvard Law School and became a community organizer in Chicago.

My story is one told a million times over in this country; from sea to shining sea. It is a dream shared by all who come to this country seeking opportunity and prosperity.

I am NOT RADICAL.
I am NOT SOCIALIST.
I am NOT A MUSLIM TERRORIST.
I am NOT THE ANTI-CHRIST.

I am Barack Hussein Obama and I am the American Dream.

Perfect.

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Barack Obama — Made in the USA

By on May 18, 2011 in Barack Obama, Bwahahahahaha, Organizing For America, President Obama

One thing I’ve always loved about Organizing for America (OFA) is their ability to have some fun with their fundraising. Here’s the latest: A coffee mug with the saying “Made in the USA” underneath a picture of President Obama. On the other side is a reproduction of his birth certificate.

You can get it as a t-shirt, too. Good times, kids. Good times.

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Where are the “preemptive whingers” now that Social Security cuts are off the table?

By on May 11, 2011 in Barack Obama, President Obama

Back in January, I wrote a piece called The very real attack on Obama’s mythical attack on Social Security where I talked about lefty pundits attacking President Obama for slashing Social Security, something he has never done and will not do. I was attacked myself in various venues for this piece. Those that I have described as “preemptive whingers” knew, just KNEW!, I tellzya, that it was going to happen. The so-called Catfood Commission was on a clear path to do so.

Turns out they were wrong.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus says he doesn’t think Congress will address Social Security as part of an effort to reduce government borrowing.…

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Obama shows his strategic brilliance – is anyone noticing?

By on May 4, 2011 in Barack Obama, President Obama

Presented with the conundrum of whether or not to show Osama bin Laden’s death photos, the administration is telegraphing loudly and obviously the fact that they are “in discussions” and not sure it’s the right thing to do. For two days now, administration spokespersons have said, in one form or another, that they are considering releasing photos but are weighing many factors.

So, why this appearance of hemming and hawing over a decision that seems like an obvious one? It’s clear that, to passify people around the world, both Obama-haters in the USA and those who are skeptical in other countries, the administration will have to release at least one photo, perhaps more.…


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Intensity in the Situation Room

By on May 3, 2011 in Barack Obama, President Obama

In case you thought President Obama wasn’t engaged or playing an active role in the killing of Osama bin Laden, check out this photo by White House photographer Pete Souza:

Check out President Obama’s and Hillary Clinton’s faces. I can’t even imagine how tense that room must have been.

I’m just sayin’…

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