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Old 01-07-2011, 07:26 PM
 
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I was shocked to hear that the minister of no information aka Gibsey was leaving. Bush lost some staffers too. I have not kept up.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:29 PM
 
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You do realize that many of these staff are shifting to better serve Obama for the campaign right? Obama's also wisely realigning his administration to better work with the new Congress.

Of course, you're going to interpret all of it as rats leaving sinking ships or something like that because of your inherent bias, but the reality is that Obama's future has never looked brighter than it does today. He knew he needed to pander to the liberals for the first two years and use them to get his more liberal work through, and knew all along he would be dealing with at least a split congress after midterms (telling that only 1 house shifted power). His true strengths as a centrist collaborator have already emerged in the lameduck and will likely only get better.

Watch the rise of a great president - greatest gift he had was Republicans getting a little power back.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:34 PM
 
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You do realize that many of these staff are shifting to better serve Obama for the campaign right? Obama's also wisely realigning his administration to better work with the new Congress.

Of course, you're going to interpret all of it as rats leaving sinking ships or something like that because of your inherent bias, but the reality is that Obama's future has never looked brighter than it does today. He knew he needed to pander to the liberals for the first two years and use them to get his more liberal work through, and knew all along he would be dealing with at least a split congress after midterms (telling that only 1 house shifted power). His true strengths as a centrist collaborator have already emerged in the lameduck and will likely only get better.

Watch the rise of a great president - greatest gift he had was Republicans getting a little power back.
Um yeah and I believe that there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:38 PM
 
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Watch the rise of a great president - greatest gift he had was Republicans getting a little power back.

That made me gag. Obama makes Jimmy Carter look good. This POTUS has shamed America in international venues. No foreign head of state would ever respect a POTUS who goes on an international US apology tour.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:39 PM
 
Location: SARASOTA, FLORIDA
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You do realize that many of these staff are shifting to better serve Obama for the campaign right? Obama's also wisely realigning his administration to better work with the new Congress.

Of course, you're going to interpret all of it as rats leaving sinking ships or something like that because of your inherent bias, but the reality is that Obama's future has never looked brighter than it does today. He knew he needed to pander to the liberals for the first two years and use them to get his more liberal work through, and knew all along he would be dealing with at least a split congress after midterms (telling that only 1 house shifted power). His true strengths as a centrist collaborator have already emerged in the lameduck and will likely only get better.

Watch the rise of a great president - greatest gift he had was Republicans getting a little power back.

Then why did so many leave BEFORE the reps took back control?

Can you say Van Jones and a few others?

Nice try.

Obama would not change anything if it meant for the better of America.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:45 PM
 
Location: Denver
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Watch the rise of a great president - greatest gift he had was Republicans getting a little power back.

That made me gag. Obama makes Jimmy Carter look good. This POTUS has shamed America in international venues. No foreign head of state would ever respect a POTUS who goes on an international US apology tour.

Obama does pretty well...overseas. I was glad to see him apologizing for the Bushbarian Reign of Terror.

I bought several bottles of liquor and resolved to stay in a 6 month buzz while that admin wound down. Didn't work and I gave some of the bottles away.

I'm mostly right of the Republicrat party....just concerned about truth.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:47 PM
 
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I think the whole awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize was a punk on America by the international community. Seriously, if Obama had a shred of dignity he would have refused the award.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:57 PM
 
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Actually neither.

Clinton lost many of his staffers by odd deaths.

Suicides, plane crashes etc.
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Old 01-07-2011, 08:02 PM
 
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Actually neither.

Clinton lost many of his staffers by odd deaths.

Suicides, plane crashes etc.
Yeah, I forgot about that whole logistically impossible gunshot to the head by Vince Foster.
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Old 01-07-2011, 08:03 PM
 
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Actually neither.
Clinton lost many of his staffers by odd deaths.
Suicides, plane crashes etc.
Yeah. Odd is a good way of saying it.
Or possibly suspicious deaths. Dubious circumstances. . .

Let's watch and see what happens in Mr. O's administration.
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