Bush could NEVER do what Obama did today

[K8-EEE]

Can you imagine Bush or really ANY Republican WANTING a meaningful debate on a complex subject?

The only "debate" they want to have is to go on "friendly media" (Fox or whatever) and bark a bunch of misleading sound bites. In depth discussions? REPUBLICANS? They just don't "do" complicated. Or reality either, for that matter. The decider decides because he's the decider and it's his job to "do the right thing." And that's IT. That's how it was on every important policy issue in the long, dark Bush era.

I'm really proud of the President today.

[MadBadger]

Could you imagine Bush responding to each Democrat the way Obama did today?

He would speak and then just pass off to somebody who had a clue, cuz he sure doesnt.

[johnnie]

1. Bush could NEVER do what Obama did today

Form a complete sentence? :shrug:

[K8-EEE]

5. But...but...I thought Obama was ALL ABOUT TELEPROMPTERS

They sure don't like going up against him without them though!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

33. Well, yes, Obama is able to

form a complete, as in syntactically well-structured, because of a good public education made possible by dedicated hard-working, though chronically underpaid and inconsistently measured, people, and the health care that his family, through hard work and dedication to the responsibility of raising a son, regardless of the correctness of said son's birth certificate, from an island area which may or may not have been a state at the time of conception, assuming that the time of conception is important or relevant to the citizenship of the developing fetus, who of course will not be aborted by using public funds according to the sizeable bill that was held up by Republicans as an example of Washington's overbearing capacity to make a complex issue seem complex, sentence.

Not that I would call his sentences long and meandering. But sometimes my brain hurt just listening to him.

:hi:

[Toots]

35. Not that I would call his sentences long and meandering.

:rofl:

[Walk away]

2. I don't really think that's a fair comparison....

you're talking about a moron and a bunch of ghouls that feed on the living. Comparing President Obama or almost anyone else with intelligence and understanding with a republican is so unfair!

[terrell9584]

3. No the only decider should be the American people

If the poll says it you do it. If public opinion changes later on you do that.


Now, the public actually supports the public option. But they oppose the Senate bill and (unsurprisingly) mandatory health insurance as well.


If the mandate is not dropped this thing will probably lead to a Republican Congress.

[MadMaddie]

4. I think you are mistaken

* Would NEVER have called a Health Care Summit to bring both parties together to try to resolve the issue.

He would have pushed for more Tax cuts for the Insurance Industry and allowed them to continue to murder people with their death panels.

I told some Repugs this and I swear to you they said, "you don't know that"!

[rve300]

6. He wouldn't of had to....

He would have decided and gotten it done. Obama is behaving like a life long legislator.

Debate a year away and in the end he still will not have the balls to pull the trigger and damn the consequences.

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[devilgrrl]

12. You're right - he should be more like Bush...

You must really miss John Howard. :popcorn:

[seeinfweggos]

14. may some day his accomplishments be as great as yours. nt

[madamesilverspurs]

8. And if he had

there would have been ZERO tolerance of the kind of petulant rudeness that was displayed toward this president throughout this event.

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[SnoopDog]

9. President Obama truly is a President I am proud of... as a intelligent person.

Now if we can only persuade Mr. Obama to be more of a 'man of the people'
and not a man of the corporation...

[Fire1]

11. I was with you right up until that last sentence. lol!! n/t

[K8-EEE]

10. Remember Bush's disastrous (and very few) pressers?

He would just stand there and repeat these pitiful slogans....

[ncteechur]

13. Bush couldn't find Blair House with a map, a GPS, AND a guide dog.

Is that what you mean?

[K8-EEE]

15. The GOP used to say GWB was "a leader" cuz he didn't "govern by polls"

NOW they're all "the polls say people don't want this bill!" Bullshit.....but which is it??

[timeforpeace]

16. Trouble is he wouldn't have to. All his legislation passed.

[tekisui]

19. If Obama gets this, his way will be hailed as a succes.

If he doesn't. Ouch.

[ChicagoSuz219]

17. Me, too!

And regarding the location, it's nice that they (finally) found some room at the Inn for the President... ;-)

[MiniMe]

18. You mean sound intelligent and speak in complete sentences?

[old mark]

22. Yeah. W. has a problem with English as a First Language....nt

[KingFlorez]

20. He wouldn't have even thought about doing it

[Kablooie]

21. Bush could do PART of what Obama did though...

Obama sat in a chair.

Bush could do that.

[krispos42]

26. As long as no pretzels were in the vicinity!

:rofl:

[upi402]

23. Oh, thought you were going to say, "he spoke English" n/t

[GreenTea]

24. Nor could idiot mouthpiece huckster Reagan , or pappy Bush!!

[pampango]

25. Great point. I hadn't even thought about Bush WANTING a meaningful debate, just that he COULDN'T

have participated in a meaningful way even if he did want to. But you are right. Even if there was a topic that he COULD handle (baseball?), he would have had no desire to hold a meaningful debate. :)

[krispos42]

27. He would have given Pelosi a surprise back rub.

And Pelosi would have done something quite memorable in return, I don't doubt. Short women get much taller when they're angry.

[DisgustedInMN]

28. So what?

The Smirking Chimp didn't need Kabuki Theater to screw the American People, Obama does.

What's your point?

[DailyGrind51]

29. What, speak in complete gramatically correct sentences?

[ShortnFiery]

30. Yes, super high intelligence yet FAILS to hold the previous Administration

ACCOUNTABLE for torture and war crimes.

High intellect does not necessarily equate to moral courage nor a quest for justice. :(

Yes, I'm proud that our President is super-smart but also embarrassed that he turns his back on torture and war crimes.

[eridani]

31. Which is why Bush was able to get everything he wanted except

--Social Security privatization. He didn't give a shit what the other side thought--he just steamrollered them.

[ShortnFiery]

32. Plus, when push comes to shove Cheney and Bush have Obama's

Administration by the short hairs ... do you see any sign of MEANINGFUL torture or war crimes investigations and prosecutions?

Bush and Cheney's people are still in charge. :scared:

[Vinca]

34. That's because Bush would ram stuff through and give you the finger

while he was doing it. I'm glad the POTUS is the way he is, but there comes a time to quit the singing of kumbayah, give them the finger and ram it through.

[HopeHoops]

36. Bush was/is too fucking DRUNK to do what Obama did today. Even with a radio box , he sucks.

[salguine]

37. No, Bush would have gotten something done. Granted, it would have been the wrong thing, but

if he hand the kind of majorities in Congress that the Democrats do now, he's have rammed it up the Democrats' asses with a candle on it. He would have done that WITHOUT the majorities in Congress.

I still, for the life of me, cannot understand why so many people continue to gush with excitement and shout "boo-ya!" and "in your FACE!" when Obama talks tough or gets in a zinger at a press conference. Why, why, why are they content with that? Why are they not distressed that the man is all talk and hasn't delivered anything? His "health care plan" is shit, and anyone with any sense knows it.

[readmoreoften]

39. I'm with you. I don't care about "pretty talking." This is all sports for some people.

They just want their team to win. They don't care about the death and destruction piling up around us on account of these magnificent do-nothing debaters.

[readmoreoften]

38. How meaningful can a debate be without discussion of the only real solutions?

I'm not interested in debates. I'm interested in politicians who'll stop pandering to those who'll line their pockets.

[bvar22]

40. Bush could have NEVER gotten away with...

...forcing every American to BUY a defective product every year from a For Profit Corporation that manufactures NOTHING, and produces NO Wealth (Value Added).

It takes a "Centrist" Democrat to do THAT.
Next UP: "Entitlement Reform".