"Yes, Master."
Posted on 02/15/2015 1:41:55 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
President Obama is putting Republicans on notice that he plans to run through their cynical politics and opposition during his final two years in office.
While speaking at a DNC fundraiser in San Francisco, the president said:
"And one of the things I am absolutely determined to do over the next two years is not just consolidate the gains that we’ve made, not just move forward on new initiatives like free community colleges for young people around the country who need to be trained for the 21st-century economy, but part of my goal is also to restore a sense of possibility in our politics and our government. And in some cases, that means challenging folks who are practicing the worst kind of cynical politics, and a politics based on fear rather than hope. In some cases, it’s going to be finding areas of cooperating with Republicans. In either case, we’re going to need people like you to support these ongoing efforts.
I’ve only got two years left, but two years is a long time. And two years is also the time in which we’re going to be setting the stage for the next presidential election and the next 10 years of American policy. And so I intend to run through the tape and work really hard, and squeeze every last little bit of change and improvement in the lives of ordinary Americans and middle-class families that I can. But I can’t do it alone. And that’s why your support for the DNC is so greatly appreciated. And for those of you who have been there every step of the way, I just want to say thank you."
One can toss out the part of the president’s remarks where he mentioned cooperating with Republicans because Boehner and McConnell don’t want to cooperate with him. The worst kind of cynical politics is exactly what Republicans have been practicing since the president took office.
The country is into the fourth year of a Republican controlled House, and Boehner’s bunch continues to try to govern by demands and hostage taking. The Republicans haven’t learned anything from their numerous failures, so the odds are zero that they will decide to cooperate with the president over the final two years of his term.
Obama message to congressional Republicans was that he planned to stay on offense through the end of his term. This means that things aren’t going to get any easier for the Republican Party. This president isn’t going to sit around and run out the clock on his presidency. Given the president’s comments, his executive actions might be best viewed as a way of setting the agenda for the 2016 election.
The president is already making the case for Democrats to keep the White House while reminding Republicans that he isn’t going anywhere for two more years.
Any more Obama change and improvement for middle class families and there won’t be a middle class.
“squeeze every last little bit of change and improvement in the lives of ordinary Americans and middle-class families that I can.”
Median household income is down under Obama and a record percentage of working age people do not have jobs. The economic recovery under O has been about half as strong as growth during the Reagan, Bush 2, and Clinton administrations.
I’m busy and don’t pay attention to everything out of DC. But do our fearless Republican leaders have any cogent plan for generating economic growth and jobs?
Out here in flyover country, everyone with a smidgeon of sense knows the economy is in the crapper. But I don’t think anyone knows what the Republicans would do differently.
Comrade, I have glorious news for you: that is his objective.
Is she wearing grapes around her neck?
Guess they like the feeling of balls under their chin.
Let’s be realistic: Obama knows he do whatever he wants for three reasons: (1) He’s black, (2) the Republicans don’t have 67 votes in the Senate for impeachment, and (3) if Republicans cut off his funds they will be blamed by the media for the resulting government shutdown.
The media is very powerful and has created a no win situation for the Republicans. Of course, the weak Republican leadership is a contributing factor.
This situation helps hide the looming financial default by the Feds. If world governments fail to keep interest rates close to 0% the debt service will make all of the other issues moot.
The GOPe is busy trying to get the perfect ‘16 RINO candidate for POTUS to worry about this silly stuff.
Wow. A "Sense of Possibility". Can you image how wonderful it would be to live in a world like that, a world where we all thought things were actually "possible"? Gee Mr. Prez, can you actually do that?
Does anyone know if Obama actually has a speechwriter and advisers or does just make this stuff up on the fly?
"Yes, Master."
King Barry the Marxist don’t believe in Congress. He thinks that he should be able to dissolve Congress and declare himself ruler for life...
It looks like she got it from Whole Foods produce section... it looks like a bunch of grapes....
I really wonder if Obama actually believes the pablum that flows off his tongue...
This could easily be mistaken for satire...
I have a hard time with a lot of the popular jewelry now...including these style necklaces. They just look so darn cheap to me. I like some costume jewelry but I simply can’t stand cheap looking stuff.
Yeah, nice article. Trouble for the GOP? I suppose, but only in the sense that the majority of Americans have grown to despise this President and his party and the Republicans seem unwilling to stop them. Instead, the Republicans are satisfied to do nothing and let Obama continue to self destruct. That would be nice if he wasn’t taking the country with him. So yes, trouble for the Republicans in that the worse and more arrogant (read despised) this guy gets the more pressure on the Republicans to do something to stop him other than to run out the clock.
Memo to the democrats, Mr. Teleprompter will not be on the ballot next time but his policies will. Not even Hillary and he plethora of fake accents and perv hubby backed by the mass media machine will be able to overcome that.
I think the plan is to grow the middle class up, down and sideways until that’s all there is but you won’t be a part of the middle class because it will have become something else altogether as a single socialist class.
spoken just like a dictator.
he obviously has no clue that the executive branch is just one of three.
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