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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 02:31 PM
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How do Repubs. get away with vowing early on to not cooperate with the President...
and then get to claim the new health care law is no good because there was no bipartisan support?! I know the answer-the "liberal" media goes along with the Repub. meme and spreads it far and wide until it becomes "conventional wisdom." Sickening. :eyes:
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TheKentuckian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 02:36 PM
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1. They get away with their bullshit because they have 45% of the electorate
and 99% of the media locked up.

"Chess" ain't gonna work because they cannot be put into "check" by machinations or with clever positions. Sometimes you have to just stand toe to toe with a bully and bust him in the mouth or bust them in the head with something heavy when they aren't ready.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 02:49 PM
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2. If you bust them in the mouth or head...
And there's no media to cover it, does it make a sound?
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TheKentuckian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 03:30 PM
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3. You bust 'em in the mouth by being ruthless in implementing your agenda
nuclear options, reconciliation, tie everything to defense bills, force real filibusters, use old laws still on the books, exploit loopholes, clandestine services, executive orders, use the DoJ and other executive arms, and/or whatever it takes as long as you can get a majority in both houses or use the over powered Presidency.

Democrats aren't ruthless and we need to be because if we jack around too much then when the chickens come home there won't even be a roost.

We ain't going to win playing their game. If you're in a Kobayashi Maru scenario then you take the path of Kirk rather than sucking your loss.
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