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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (153473)	3/1/2013 1:04:15 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224750

I listened to his speech 'I AM NOT A DICTATOR'

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (153473)	3/1/2013 1:06:00 PM
From: longnshort	7 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

he was just rambling any old crap, he is no leader. He was spewing things will get better when we pass healthcare laws ??? WTF ? didn't the dems do that already ? I think he's insane, mad as woodward called him

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (153473)	3/1/2013 1:18:38 PM
From: Jack of All Trades	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

I thought Obama and the Turkish President were best buds? Turkey has emerged as one of Tehran’s most prominent financial boosters in recent months, disregarding sanctions on Iran in increasingly bold ways. Turkey is now believed to be trading ships and Coast Guard boats to Iran in return for its heavily sanctioned crude oil in a new scheme meant to skirt Western sanctions and enhance Tehran’s naval prowess. - See more at: freebeacon.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (153473)	3/1/2013 3:24:48 PM
From: longnshort	6 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

the repubs said here Obama you can be in charge of the cuts, gave him everything. He said no, like when he voted present all the time, the guy is an absolute joke, he's no leader he wants nothing to do with leadership and the responsibility that comes with it. who in their right mind voted for this guy

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (153473)	3/1/2013 3:43:56 PM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224750

obama lies again? Wonder if other will now jump on the DICTATOR bandwagon now that hussein obama brought up the possibility? Obama: 'I am not a dictator' By Daniel Strauss - 03/01/13 thehill.com "I am not a dictator," President Obama said Friday while defending his efforts to stop the sequester. "I'm the president." Obama said there are limits to what he can do to get a deal on the sequester during a press conference in which he blamed Republicans for standing in the way of a deal. Follow us: @thehill on Twitter \| TheHill on Facebook The president was responding to a question about why he hadn't locked the leaders into a room to get a deal. "So ultimately if Mitch McConnell or John Boehner say, 'I have to catch a plane,' I can't have Secret Service block the doorway," he said. Obama met with Republican leaders Sen. McConnell (Ky.) and Speaker Boehner (Ohio) before the press conference. He has been criticized by Republicans for not doing more to try to reach a deal. GOP leaders say he has been more interested in blaming Republicans for the $85 billion in automatic cuts set to be triggered on Friday than in crafting a deal. But Obama on Friday characterized himself as the reasonable party in the talks and someone who couldn't force Republicans to make a deal. "I know that this has been some of the conventional wisdom that's been floating around Washington that even though most people agree that I'm being reasonable, that most people agree that I'm presenting a fair deal, the fact that they don't take it means that I should somehow do a Jedi mind-meld and convince them" to agree on a deal, Obama said. Obama on Friday said the nation will survive the sequester, though he said it would be painful for many people. “We will get through this. This is not going to be an apocalypse, I think as some people have said,” Obama said following the 52-minute meeting with Boehner, McConnell, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). “It's just dumb. And it's going to hurt. It's going to hurt individual people and it's going to hurt the economy over all,” he said. The sequester is set to begin on Friday and will cause across-the-board cuts to defense and domestic discretionary spending. Thousands of federal workers are expected to be furloughed, but not until April, so the pain from the cuts will be felt over time. Lawmakers and Obama appeared to make no progress toward a resolution during the meeting. Boehner told reporters the House has already voted twice on measure to replace the sequester, and “shouldn't have to pass a third bill.” He also reiterated his position that Republicans will accept no new tax hikes to replace the sequester, something demanded by Obama and Democrats. “The discussion about revenue is over,” Boehner said. Inside the meeting, Boehner delivered a message personally to Obama and the other congressional leaders that he has given repeatedly to reporters and privately to the House Republican conference in recent days. The Speaker urged Obama and Senate Democrats to present a plan to replace the sequester that could pass the Democratic-led Senate, according to a summary of the meeting provided by Boehner’s office. And in a sign the Speaker has little interest in trekking back-and-forth to the White House for high-level private negotiations, he “suggested the most productive way to resolve the sequester issue will be through regular order,” Boehner’s office said.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (153473)	3/2/2013 12:15:48 AM
From: Paul V.	1 Recommendation Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 224750

Kenneth, here in Missouri a person can not get away from Rush, Hannity, Fox News and the other extreme right wring fanatics. From my listening to the news, all stations, it appears that some agencies are affected very little with the sequester while others have a higher percentage of deductions. I hope the President hold firm and allows the Republican radicals continue taking the Americans over the Cliff and if it even comes to rejecting the Republican's proposal to extend the Debt Limit after March 27. There always has to be a deadline. Only by inflecting tremendous pain on individuals, and the potential loss of future Republican office holders will bring the Republicans to their knees. Sometimes in bargaining you have to play hardball! Who can argue against closing tax loop holes (revenue increase) while reducing the entitlements (expenditures) in order to reduce the debt!