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Obama's tattoo says "DAG-on,"

erica20 — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:14:14 +0000

In reply to The man with the rag-on tattoo

Obama's tattoo says "DAG-on," and Dowd got it wrong because she was swimming without her prescription goggles.

(Don't even ask me how I know this.)

I don't care what kind of

trkingmomoe — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 12:51:53 +0000

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I don't care what kind of tattoo he has on his back. He is a good president for this time. The country is still transitioning out of the conservative area into a new direction. It looks like it will take all eight years for the country to make it's leap. I can tell you that the leap is not going to be in the direction of the far right. That train has already derailed and is a mass of wreckage.

The sad part is, that there is a built in inertia to our government. Parlimentary systems respond much faster to needs then the system we have. History will be good to the current presidency. The GOP isn't going to make much inroads in 2014. They have angered many different groups of voters, moreover they haven't stopped ragging on these groups. Besides we are into 5 years of a depression and that is thinning out the conservative rank and file. I see it in Florida.

Frankly, I blame Congress for the slow results. That is where the bad guys are.

"Us" is the country. That's

Ramona — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:12:54 +0000

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"Us" is the country. That's the way I meant it, because I can't imagine any good coming from a Republican win, either in 2014 or 2016. I don't agree that Obama-bashing won't affect the presidential election in 2016. If the Republicans get a foothold in 2014, it'll swing the country to the right and I don't see how the Democrats will be able to recover by 2016. (Of course, it could be that an Independent may surface by then, but right now that looks highly unlikely)

There's a difference between disagreeing with some or even most of Obama's methods and policies and the kind of constant and unrelenting attacks on everything and anything he does by both the right and the left.

If the bad stuff can't ever be tempered by anything laudable, then he really is a devil with no redeeming qualities. Keep that thought going and it can't help but rub off on Democrats caught in the crossfire. They'll lose, and to my mind, that's a loss for us all.

Thanks for the legal

Bruce Levine — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:04:29 +0000

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Thanks for the legal advice!!!!!

Ha! I don't think it would

Ramona — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:48:50 +0000

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Ha! I don't think it would be dagblog in trouble, I think it would be the one who used it.

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becoming the norm on both

artappraiser — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:48:05 +0000

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becoming the norm on both sides and can only be ultimately harmful to us, come 2014 and 2016.

I really don't agree that the "throw the bums out" thing applies to the presidential race, not at all. It does apply to Congress, but not to the presidency.The presidential race is always about the appeal of the individual presidential candidate, not the candidate's party and not the previous president of the same party.

Lots of people forget this, but W got enough votes to get a Supreme Court win over Gore by being a kinder, gentler, humbler candidate than Gore. And, despite plenty of Bush bashing, Bush won a second term.

Also: who is "us"? I'm an Independent, and so are a huge chunk of voters, usually a decisive chunk. I really don't like the whole "we have to support our guy, right or wrong" thinking, that's one of the major reasons I switched to Independent way back in 1980. If you're unhappy with a president, I see absolutely no good reason to be quiet about it. I don't agree that doing so tars the next presidential candidates of the same party, unless they chose to run as a clone of their predecessor.

Thanks, Peter. I'm glad you

Oxy Mora — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:15:59 +0000

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Thanks, Peter.

I'm glad you mentioned the "transference" nature of the rabid Republican opposition---from their own party to Obama. In this rabid opposition is a wild card few could have anticipated, and as we are seeing now, it is as much a phenomenon caused by the split in the Republican party as it is anti-O---making folks like O'Connell, who in another era might have been more reasonable, run to the fringe areas.

I'm sure there are those who did anticipate such a wild card and can point to data that such wild cards are the norm and are therefore no excuse for a lack luster style and poor choices.

I know.

tmccarthy0 — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:07:36 +0000

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I know.

This.

tmccarthy0 — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:25:49 +0000

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This.

Yikes, do you think Obama has

Bruce Levine — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:07:17 +0000

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Yikes, do you think Obama has the right sweater?