Obama responsible for the partisan rift? Yea right

[ThunderKiss1965]

No other President has had to deal with such an intransient political opposition


Let's just remind ourselves of how Republicans have treated Obama over his seven years in office, with a few of the greatest hits. You can start right on the day of his inauguration, when congressional Republicans gathered for a dinner at which they decided that rather than seek areas of cooperation with the new president, they would employ a strategy of maximum confrontation and obstruction in order to deny him any legislative victories.

Republicans say Obama has been historically divisive. That's very, very revealing.

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"We don't mind the Republicans joining us. They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."
Obama never intended to seek Republican cooperation. ​

 

[OldLady]

Anyone and I mean anyone who is concerned about divisiveness is truly mentally challenged. The more divided the country, the better it works. Hiding behind this false guise of patriotism is both sickening and untrue. We're all in it for ourselves.

Okay. When we are too divided to pass legislation, things don't get done. Remember the shut down? I haven't forgotten it. It was not working well for a lot of people that two weeks. I agree it's offensive to imply we need to agree in order to be 'patriotic,' but compromise and being willing to listen (not agree, necessarily) to the other guy's points is essential in a functioning democracy.

 

[rightwinger]

The Partisan Divide certainly predates Obama. ANy RW who claims Obama created this divide is being silly.

Any article on this divide that pretends the story of it starts on the day of his inauguration is nonsense.

Obama has been very divisive. His repeated Race Baiting alone is very divisive.

Barry just made it infinitely worse.

The fact that he could be the first Black President and end up setting Race Relations BACK is incredible.

He came in with a chip on his shoulder

He came in offering a hand and had it slapped away

Offering a hand? He offered a seat in the back of the bus. It was only when he saw power slipping away that he suddenly discovered the value of compromise. Of course, he hasn't yet learned that the other guy giving up what he wants while you don't is not compromise.

No he didn't
He made it clear that republicans were no longer driving. Like any new president should do
Obama offered compromise on stimulus and obamacare. Republicans refused to come to the table

 

[rightwinger]

No other President has had to deal with such an intransient political opposition


Let's just remind ourselves of how Republicans have treated Obama over his seven years in office, with a few of the greatest hits. You can start right on the day of his inauguration, when congressional Republicans gathered for a dinner at which they decided that rather than seek areas of cooperation with the new president, they would employ a strategy of maximum confrontation and obstruction in order to deny him any legislative victories.

Republicans say Obama has been historically divisive. That's very, very revealing.

LOL, The LAST President had to deal with the exact same thing.

So when did forgetting about the Bush Years (we are at war with Eurasia) become the party line instead of blaming the Bush years for every bad thing under the sun? (we are at war with Eastasia, we have always been at war with eastasia).

No, Bush did not have to deal with the same thing

Democrats supported Bush on No Child Left Behind, Medicare Part D, Post 9-11 initiatives, TARP, auto bailouts

What Obama initiative has a SINGLE Republican supported?

Killing OBL, he did finally get one thing right, after much procrastination.

He didnt kill OBL. The Navy Seals did. This was a program begun by Bush. It was the biggest no brainer call in history and still it took Joe Biden urging Obama to do it.
And in any case what did it change? Did the war on terror end at that point?

Bin laden never flew planes into the WTC. He only ordered it. That is the way leadership works

 

[hadit]

Barry just made it infinitely worse.

The fact that he could be the first Black President and end up setting Race Relations BACK is incredible.

He came in with a chip on his shoulder

He came in offering a hand and had it slapped away

Offering a hand? He offered a seat in the back of the bus. It was only when he saw power slipping away that he suddenly discovered the value of compromise. Of course, he hasn't yet learned that the other guy giving up what he wants while you don't is not compromise.

No he didn't
He made it clear that republicans were no longer driving. Like any new president should do
Obama offered compromise on stimulus and obamacare. Republicans refused to come to the table

Actually, what he said was,

We don't mind the Republicans joining us. They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."

That's not offering to work with the opposition, it's not recognizing that the opposition also has constitutionally delegated authority and power. That's telling the opposition that you're not going to recognize anything they have to offer, and it's been his attitude from the beginning.

 

[The Rabbi]

No other President has had to deal with such an intransient political opposition


Let's just remind ourselves of how Republicans have treated Obama over his seven years in office, with a few of the greatest hits. You can start right on the day of his inauguration, when congressional Republicans gathered for a dinner at which they decided that rather than seek areas of cooperation with the new president, they would employ a strategy of maximum confrontation and obstruction in order to deny him any legislative victories.

Republicans say Obama has been historically divisive. That's very, very revealing.

LOL, The LAST President had to deal with the exact same thing.

So when did forgetting about the Bush Years (we are at war with Eurasia) become the party line instead of blaming the Bush years for every bad thing under the sun? (we are at war with Eastasia, we have always been at war with eastasia).

No, Bush did not have to deal with the same thing

Democrats supported Bush on No Child Left Behind, Medicare Part D, Post 9-11 initiatives, TARP, auto bailouts

What Obama initiative has a SINGLE Republican supported?

Killing OBL, he did finally get one thing right, after much procrastination.

He didnt kill OBL. The Navy Seals did. This was a program begun by Bush. It was the biggest no brainer call in history and still it took Joe Biden urging Obama to do it.
And in any case what did it change? Did the war on terror end at that point?

Bin laden never flew planes into the WTC. He only ordered it. That is the way leadership works

Bin Laden inherited the program for the 9/11 attacks from Ayman al Zawahiri. They were going to pull off at the last minute but Al Zawahiri had to cajole OBL into giving the order, even though he was inclined not to do it.
That would be a more accurate analogy.

 

[rightwinger]

LOL, The LAST President had to deal with the exact same thing.

So when did forgetting about the Bush Years (we are at war with Eurasia) become the party line instead of blaming the Bush years for every bad thing under the sun? (we are at war with Eastasia, we have always been at war with eastasia).

No, Bush did not have to deal with the same thing

Democrats supported Bush on No Child Left Behind, Medicare Part D, Post 9-11 initiatives, TARP, auto bailouts

What Obama initiative has a SINGLE Republican supported?

Killing OBL, he did finally get one thing right, after much procrastination.

He didnt kill OBL. The Navy Seals did. This was a program begun by Bush. It was the biggest no brainer call in history and still it took Joe Biden urging Obama to do it.
And in any case what did it change? Did the war on terror end at that point?

Bin laden never flew planes into the WTC. He only ordered it. That is the way leadership works

Bin Laden inherited the program for the 9/11 attacks from Ayman al Zawahiri. They were going to pull off at the last minute but Al Zawahiri had to cajole OBL into giving the order, even though he was inclined not to do it.
That would be a more accurate analogy.

Good old Rabbi

Don't like the history you got......make up your own

 

[The Rabbi]

No, Bush did not have to deal with the same thing

Democrats supported Bush on No Child Left Behind, Medicare Part D, Post 9-11 initiatives, TARP, auto bailouts

What Obama initiative has a SINGLE Republican supported?

Killing OBL, he did finally get one thing right, after much procrastination.

He didnt kill OBL. The Navy Seals did. This was a program begun by Bush. It was the biggest no brainer call in history and still it took Joe Biden urging Obama to do it.
And in any case what did it change? Did the war on terror end at that point?

Bin laden never flew planes into the WTC. He only ordered it. That is the way leadership works

Bin Laden inherited the program for the 9/11 attacks from Ayman al Zawahiri. They were going to pull off at the last minute but Al Zawahiri had to cajole OBL into giving the order, even though he was inclined not to do it.
That would be a more accurate analogy.

Good old Rabbi

Don't like the history you got......make up your own

That would be you. You make shit up. Like Obama is the greatest president ever.