Dow up to record levels. Steady RISE in private sector employment since he took office. Granted the economic indicators only show an economy growing at 3% annually, which represents the historical average, but coming from the 2008 basement those “conservative practices” led to? Not bad.
Saying the Obama administration is “socialist” in its leanings on the economy, and big business, is ludicrous.
At least in Iran, we’re negotiating instead of bombing them, and starting new wars. Hmm, we haven’t invaded Syria either, or put “boots on the ground” in Tunisia, Egypt, or Libya either.
The slowest progress in negotiation, and peace, is better than the most rapid (20years in Iraq, 12 years in Afghanistan) progress in war.
If Mr. Obama can negotiate with Iranians about their nuclear program, and with Syrians regarding their chemical weapons, yet he can’t negotiate with Republicans…….maybe, just maybe, it isn’t all Mr. Obama’s fault.
I don’t get the point. If I’m POTUS, and another world leader can prevent an unnecessary (and unending and unwinnable) war, I’m going to be happy. Do I have to have the hubris to think that I need to upstage Mr. Putin, regardless of consequences? Sometimes the best thing to say in certain circumstances is nothing.
“Obama is the one who said he would not negotiate.”
You are mixing storylines. Mr. Obama has been in negotiations with countries in the Middle East. He has not ruled out all negotiations under any circumstances. He ruled out negotiating with people who tried to do an end-run around legislative governance. To try to de-fund a program you don’t like, risking certain damage to your own country’s economy and currency, just because you are too incapable and/or too lazy to come up with a better idea (but they only had five years to do so), is an action undeserving of negotiation. And, to be fair, what was there to negotiate? Do you really think that if Mr. Obama gave anything in compromise, the Republicans would have been happy to drop the incessant threats? What would they have offered in return?
I seem to remember recently that Republicans “negotiated” a deal with Democrats: they wouldn’t hold up judicial nominations for no reason if the Dems would stop trying to take their filibuster (= minority rule) option away from them. So the Dems did. Today’s paper shows that the Senate killed the nomination of Cornelia Pillard for a seat on the US court of appeals for the DC district. No reason. And let’s not forget that her nomination was for one of three vacancies on the court. It might be different if they were only one judge down….
The roll call vote was 56 for, 41 against. The Nays have it, in our four-dimensional world.
My point is that the parties negotiated. One held up its side of the bargain. The other, predictably, did not. I don’t stand behind everything this president does, but I’m 100% behind him on not negotiating with terrorists, especially if they are (to use the immortal words of Sarah Palin) “doe-mestic terrorists”.
Enoki over 10 years ago
Obama shouldn’t insult himself like that. And, that is a nice turkey he is holding too.
Motivemagus over 10 years ago
Wow, the Obama-haters are out in force today! Funny — in most respects he’s a solid Republican, you know.
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
Dow up to record levels. Steady RISE in private sector employment since he took office. Granted the economic indicators only show an economy growing at 3% annually, which represents the historical average, but coming from the 2008 basement those “conservative practices” led to? Not bad.
Saying the Obama administration is “socialist” in its leanings on the economy, and big business, is ludicrous.
At least in Iran, we’re negotiating instead of bombing them, and starting new wars. Hmm, we haven’t invaded Syria either, or put “boots on the ground” in Tunisia, Egypt, or Libya either.
The slowest progress in negotiation, and peace, is better than the most rapid (20years in Iraq, 12 years in Afghanistan) progress in war.
I Play One On TV over 10 years ago
If Mr. Obama can negotiate with Iranians about their nuclear program, and with Syrians regarding their chemical weapons, yet he can’t negotiate with Republicans…….maybe, just maybe, it isn’t all Mr. Obama’s fault.
I Play One On TV over 10 years ago
“Putin is the Alpha male. Obama deferred.”
I don’t get the point. If I’m POTUS, and another world leader can prevent an unnecessary (and unending and unwinnable) war, I’m going to be happy. Do I have to have the hubris to think that I need to upstage Mr. Putin, regardless of consequences? Sometimes the best thing to say in certain circumstances is nothing.
“Obama is the one who said he would not negotiate.”
You are mixing storylines. Mr. Obama has been in negotiations with countries in the Middle East. He has not ruled out all negotiations under any circumstances. He ruled out negotiating with people who tried to do an end-run around legislative governance. To try to de-fund a program you don’t like, risking certain damage to your own country’s economy and currency, just because you are too incapable and/or too lazy to come up with a better idea (but they only had five years to do so), is an action undeserving of negotiation. And, to be fair, what was there to negotiate? Do you really think that if Mr. Obama gave anything in compromise, the Republicans would have been happy to drop the incessant threats? What would they have offered in return?
I seem to remember recently that Republicans “negotiated” a deal with Democrats: they wouldn’t hold up judicial nominations for no reason if the Dems would stop trying to take their filibuster (= minority rule) option away from them. So the Dems did. Today’s paper shows that the Senate killed the nomination of Cornelia Pillard for a seat on the US court of appeals for the DC district. No reason. And let’s not forget that her nomination was for one of three vacancies on the court. It might be different if they were only one judge down….
The roll call vote was 56 for, 41 against. The Nays have it, in our four-dimensional world.
My point is that the parties negotiated. One held up its side of the bargain. The other, predictably, did not. I don’t stand behind everything this president does, but I’m 100% behind him on not negotiating with terrorists, especially if they are (to use the immortal words of Sarah Palin) “doe-mestic terrorists”.
echoraven over 10 years ago
This comic is demeaning to Turkeys.
nanellen over 10 years ago
I find it interesting that no one seems to speak about the fact that Egypt has filed charges against O.
Michael Peterson Premium Member over 10 years ago
No talks! No talks! Let’s kill a few more thousand of our young people for no reason! Yay, war!