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Immediately repeal Fast Track

Resistance — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:29:21 +0000

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Immediately repeal Fast Track Authority. Take back our rights to protect ourselves from the influence of money. Repeal all trade with foreign countries that are in direct competition with American workers or American Companies. Admit that NAFTA was detrimental to the US economy, "It could not solve the economic disparity. it did not consider the human impact or the well being of the citizens in each country". It was all about the love of money. "NAFTA has rendered the United States uncompetitive, has destroyed our industrial base, caused most of our production to be outsourced, and has killed most of our manufacturing jobs" ..... "How would you feel, if you lived in a State, who could drop it's min. wage to three (3) dollars an hour, exempted from child labor laws, Expanded the work week, reduced health and safety laws, banned Unions, and reduced protection for the environment. .... and Companies in this State allowed to ship duty free to all the other 49 States, at no additional cost, giving that State an unfair advantage.... ...It seems those who voted for NAFTA, were either grossly negligent of their duties or they voted contrary to the best interest of the country." ....... It's not just NAFTA, what's going on with TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership)?.... Turn the tables on these money changers, take back our country, protect the industrial and manufacturing tax base, necessary for OUR safety net. Why would some fat cat offshore trader care about your needs, he's only about himself.

Many voters voted for the

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:06:30 +0000

In reply to Your biased view says that

Many voters voted for the least of 2 evils, Romney being much worse.

Even Cornel West made that clear.

So Diane Feinstein introduced

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:33:43 +0000

In reply to The reason I don't take you

So Diane Feinstein introduced a bill 3 1/2 years ago after an AQAP bombing. That's it? Did the bill pass? Did someone elect her fucking president while I wasn't looking?

We were still fighting in Iraq at that point, Petraeus still had a career, the Arab Spring hadn't come yet, Qaddafi & Mubarek were still happily seated in power. Obama was up to his ears with ACA, Reinhart & Rogoff still had credibility from their 2009 book cheerleading our misguided austerity program...

But 3 1/2 years later, it's been ho-hum, let the freed innocent Yemenis stay there, it's so tough to do the right thing - rather than dealing with a festering problem, our reaction to a hunger strike from prisoners *FREED FOR RELEASE* is to jam tubes painfully down their noses to feed them and cover up the hunger strike to journalists. (planes to Gitmo were cancelled for some time)

And now President Feinstein has decided that releasing Yemenis is a good idea, so Vice President Obama will now jump? Guess Hillary should have stayed in the Senate after all.

Here's a question for you - what should Obama have done 2 months ago when the hunger strike started? As a leader, how should he have led?

The reason I don't take you

rmrd0000 — Wed, 01 May 2013 01:12:55 +0000

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The reason I don't take you seriously is that you label things that are complicated.The transfer of detainees to US prisons was blocked by Congress. Diane Feinstein introduced a bill blocking transfer of Yemini prisoners in 2009. In order for some prisoners to be transferred the Secretary of a defense has to state that the detainee will never be involved in a future terrorist attack. You may see things as straight forward, but roadblocks were put in place. Feinstein is now urging release of the Yemini detainees

The drone program will not go away because it spares places troops directly in harm's way. It unquestionably creates enemies as a Yemini testified to Congress

And your reasoned solution

rmrd0000 — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:06:56 +0000

In reply to JOBS, We could have more jobs

And your reasoned solution is..........

Your biased view says that

rmrd0000 — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:05:10 +0000

In reply to You're the master of "it's no

Your biased view says that everything that you suggest would have result. In both cases, the possibility of a negative effect existed. The voters re- elected the guy you describe as lukewarm. The voters seemed to think Obama was tough enough.

On the issue of wining now, I see limited options because the GOP is dug in and their are a few wayward Democrats. Obama may have been naive on the Sequester and Reid naive on the filibuster, in order for things to collapse , you still need an unpatriotic group of Republicans willing to let the country suffer.

JOBS, We could have more jobs

Resistance — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:54:27 +0000

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JOBS, We could have more jobs IN AMERICA,..... IF ....... Obama would just reach across the aisle, to seek support from the Tea partiers, if Obama would frame these NAFTA trade issues as detrimental to American jobs . ..... It's clear, Obama is not that determined, to secure higher paying jobs or to bring back jobs for AMERICAN WORKERS as much as he would like to reign in WAGES. ....... IT'S THE REASON HE ALLOWED HOUSING PRICES TO COLLAPSE... Obama and his advisors thinking "the new working class, could/ would be able to afford shelter, if the current prices and wages go down" . ..... " HMMM how do we get wages to come down" his capitalist friends telling him "SCREW THE UNIONS" ...." Prices and wages need to go down, in order to compete in a global economy" " SCREW THE MIDDLE CLASS" .......Everything is going according to the plan. ..... Maybe it's Obama's WIN Program (Whip Inflation Now) he's foisting on the unsuspecting working class? Just as prior administration put the burden on the middle class, to pay for excessive printing press money....... The republicans know, Obama would like to tax the rich, but absent any movement in that area. Obama will go forward with Screwing the Only available class left. That's where you and I are at. .......Bring Jobs back to America, or find a way to enjoy being on the recieving end. As they say ...."whats good for business" ....... Doesnt mean it's good for workers...... Obama is a member of one of the two capitalist parties. Our priorities, are not his. Talking the talk, but he won't walk the picket line. He'd sure like your vote though.

You're the master of "it's no

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:13:55 +0000

In reply to So you have no specific

You're the master of "it's no good if you didn't win yet".

I don't mind a politician that fights for the right thing and loses. Victory is often built on multiple defeats. The Aztecs rose out of humiliation in a garbage pit in a swamp.

Voters often vote for a candidate with conviction & courage to take on a tough fight. As the Lord says, "because you are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold - I will spit you out".

Voters are sometimes like that as well.

So you have no specific

rmrd0000 — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:42:01 +0000

In reply to Obama could have shown up in

So you have no specific legislation. Regarding your other points, there was not a single view on the impact that Obama could have had.

There was opinion that Wisconsin voters would not the idea of a President getting involved in a state issue. The administration did provide organizational support Union members in Wisconsin voted for Obama 2:1.

There were varying opinion about direct campaigning for Jim Martin you assume only a positive result. If Martin still lost, you would lay the blame at Obama's feet.

I think that the Affordable Care Act will be seen as the beginning of health care reform.Single payer was not going to pass. Was scrapping the entire bill your option?

Bipartisanship did not build Democratic majorities. However, Republicans often reside in protected districts making getting them out more difficult. Yes the expectation that Republicans would agree on anything was naive.

I have repeatedly said that Reid should have tried to go back to prior filibuster rules so that a 51 votes would be a victory.

The drone program is Obama's.

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:26:02 +0000

In reply to You miss the entire point.

The drone program is Obama's. He could end it tomorrow if he wanted - he doesn't need Congress to do that.

The raids & lawsuits on medical marijuana dispensaries are Obama's & Holder's. They could simply respect state law on the matter.

There are innocent Yemeni prisoners at Gitmo scheduled for release years ago that Obama could send back to Yemen today or tomorrow.

What do you do when you can't blame the GOP for something?