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To: Win Smith who wrote (215199)	1/20/2013 3:34:10 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541582

Obama doesn't need to destroy them. They're willing to kill themselves. For which I thank them. When their cold dead hands clutch their weapons for the last time, I promise to send flowers. Until then, I hope the cadaver watch continues.

To: Win Smith who wrote (215199)	1/20/2013 3:42:05 PM
From: Metacomet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541582

Another way to view this conflict is that in order to put the country on a sustainable course, the GOP must be neutralized I don't see this as necessarily an attack on the GOP as much as an imperative to salvage the country The fact that GOP policies are based on advancing special interests whose objectives are not aligned with the good of the country, necessitates their rejection If the GOP opts to fall on that sword, in order to try and ban abortion, delegitimize gay marriage, protect gun makers, repeal Obamacare, privatize Social Security, defund Medicare, steal elections, wreck the economy, ad nauseum... They will have done it to themselves The fact that it is Obama's job to advance policies that conflict with these positions and the very advocacy of those alternatives might serve to marginalize the GOP is not an intentional attempt to destroy the Republican Party on his part They picked their poison If they can't sell it and won't change, that is suicide, not murder

To: Win Smith who wrote (215199)	1/20/2013 7:44:13 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541582

1. Why Obama Should Seek To Destroy the Republican Party By John Dickerson \| January 18, 2013 I would love to see Obama step down this path. Certainly, the Obama of his first term would not do so. Perhaps, there are faint signs he might do some or all of this in his second term. Very hard to tell. At least it's something to watch for.