Quote from Lucrum:
I guess there is no "Hope" then. Since he's already wasted more than 3 years of the potential 8.




Quote from RCG Trader:
Easy breezy......Bush handed Obama the worst mess since 1929, and two wars. It took Bush 8 years to screw it up, it will take Obama 8 years to clean it up.
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Yeah, the GOP's modus operandi of "anything but what Obama says" didn't contribute at all to the discord. They were perfectly willing to work in harmony if only the president agreed to anything and everything they wanted. Really, what more could they have reasonably done?Quote from 377OHMS:
Yeah, I remember Obama promising to unite the country and get republicans and democrats to work together to improve our economic conditions yada yada yada. All lies I guess.
Everything was do great until 2006/7. Bush pulled us out of an economic crash after 2001. Taxcuts gave us a superstrong economy from 2003-2007.Quote from RCG Trader:
Easy breezy......Bush handed Obama the worst mess since 1929, and two wars. It took Bush 8 years to screw it up, it will take Obama 8 years to clean it up.
Hope that helps![]()
Its called wheeling and dealing.Quote from Brass:
Yeah, the GOP's modus operandi of "anything but what Obama says" didn't contribute at all to the discord. They were perfectly willing to work in harmony if only the president agreed to anything and everything they wanted. Really, what more could they have reasonably done?
Except for the part where W inherited a budget surplus but doubled the national debt, while creating a larger gap between the rich and everyone else than had been seen in generations. Except for that part, right?Quote from Mercor:
Everything was do great until 2006/7. Bush pulled us out of an economic crash after 2001. Taxcuts gave us a superstrong economy from 2003-2007...
Quote from Brass:
Yeah, the GOP's modus operandi of "anything but what Obama says" didn't contribute at all to the discord. They were perfectly willing to work in harmony if only the president agreed to anything and everything they wanted. Really, what more could they have reasonably done?
If Obama had been "stronger" then they would have called him even more polarizing. Remember he promised he would try to be bipartisan, so you can't fault him that much. But, frankly, when he wins this time I hope he declares No more Mr. Nice Guy.Quote from cgroupman:
That was and is pretty sad, first time in history that I can recall that partisanship was so blatant. Makes it pretty tough to get things done. And who suffers, of course we do. I wish Obama would have been stronger and gotten more done too.
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If Obama had been "stronger" then they would have called him even more polarizing. Remember he promised he would try to be bipartisan, so you can't fault him that much. But, frankly, when he wins this time I hope he declares No more Mr. Nice Guy.