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To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (99375)8/10/2011 12:54:57 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 149317
 
Hey, I am happy...........two out of six red districts is not bad at all. Three would have been nice but it didn't work out.



To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (99375)10/22/2011 12:35:35 PM
From: ChinuSFO  Respond to of 149317
 
This is how Obama's strategy is shaping up. It is the "do nothing" Congress. If you read the FOX News article, they are trying to tell the public to ignore the fact that Obama has been successful where the Republicans are not involved. The OWS is just the tip of the iceberg. It will be a tsunami in 2012 and I hope Obama begins that campaign against this Republican dominated Congress right now.
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Obama’s String of Foreign Policy Victories Still No Match for Economy in 2012 Election
Published October 22, 2011
FoxNews.com

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But that hasn’t stopped Obama’s supports from trying to find ways to maximize his foreign policy success. One approach is to contrast them with Congress' partisan-driven gridlock on taxes, the deficit and other domestic issues.

"Look at the progress the president can make when he doesn't have Republicans obstructing him," said Karen Finney, a former Democratic spokeswoman who often defends the party on TV and radio.

Former Democratic strategist Rebecca Kirszner Katz distributed a similar remark on Twitter this week: "Terrorists and dictators, lacking the filibuster, have no effective defense against Barack Obama." It referred to the stalling tactic that Senate Republicans frequently use to kill Democratic bills even though they hold only 47 of the chamber's 100 seats.

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