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White House nightmare persists
FT.com ^ | January 22 2010 | Edward Luce

Posted on 01/23/2010 8:22:56 AM PST by Mad Dawgg

At the end of Barack Obama’s worst week since taking power a year ago, the US president’s fortunes look set only to deteriorate over the coming days. Following the shock defeat of the Democratic candidate in Massachusetts on Tuesday, a move that deprived the president of his 60-seat super-majority in the Senate and left his legislative agenda in tatters, Mr Obama has just four days to reboot the system.

The US president had originally delayed next week’s State of the Union address to Congress in the hope he would get his signature healthcare reform bill enacted in time. That prospect, already waning, was killed dead by the voters in Massachusetts. A growing number of Democrats believe the nine-month effort could collapse altogether.

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KEYWORDS: bama; obamanation
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The wheels on the bus they done fell off...

done fell off...

done fell off...

1 posted on 01/23/2010 8:22:56 AM PST by Mad Dawgg
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To: Mad Dawgg

The ‘nightmare’ is what occupies the second floor residence...


2 posted on 01/23/2010 8:24:04 AM PST by Gaffer ("Profling: The only profile I need is a chalk outline around their dead ass!")
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To: Mad Dawgg

“White House nightmare persists”

That’s interesting, because the people have been living a nightmare since November 2008.


3 posted on 01/23/2010 8:25:17 AM PST by chuck_the_tv_out ( <<< click my name: now featuring Freeper classifieds)
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To: Mad Dawgg

To quote an obscure radio commentator, I HOPE HE FAILS.


4 posted on 01/23/2010 8:25:56 AM PST by Peter W. Kessler (Dirt is for racing... asphalt is for getting there.)
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To: Mad Dawgg
Kinda thinking about this.

Obama enjoyed destroying Hillary in the election and by not giving her VP.

Passing HIS healthcare was to be Phase 2 of that destruction.

Teaming Bush and Bubba in Haiti also appears to bear seeds of destruction.

He likes to destroy....trying the terrorists in NYC, the plane incident in NYC, his Hassan comments, his banker comments....

He's nuts...just plain nuts...totally destructive in nature.

His State of the Union??? Wouldn't be surprised if he cancels it for TV and just addresses Congress which is all that is required.

5 posted on 01/23/2010 8:33:52 AM PST by Sacajaweau (What)
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To: Mad Dawgg

Wheels on da ground
Wheels on da ground
Lookin’ like a fool
Wit your wheels on da ground!


6 posted on 01/23/2010 8:33:53 AM PST by GnuHere
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To: Mad Dawgg
The Whitehouse nightmare will persist as long as the nightmare is in the Whitehouse.
7 posted on 01/23/2010 8:34:15 AM PST by Gabrial (ObamaCare: The efficiency of the Post Office, the compassion of the IRS, the costs of the Pentagon)
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To: chuck_the_tv_out

8 posted on 01/23/2010 8:34:21 AM PST by Touch Not the Cat
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To: Mad Dawgg

I actually heard some idiot on Fox this morning say that we should take the Wall St. bonuses away from them and give the money to Haiti.

AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


9 posted on 01/23/2010 8:37:07 AM PST by Carley (Are you better off now than one year ago? HELL NO!!!!!)
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To: Mad Dawgg

and 0bama takes another one in the.................................HA ha!!!

10 posted on 01/23/2010 8:38:10 AM PST by Chode (American Hedonist *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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11 posted on 01/23/2010 8:40:06 AM PST by avacado
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Well, gosh. Yes, I see the logic. Pass the idea on to Obama. Who could possibly argue? That makes perfect sense.

If you’re a TOTALITARIAN!


12 posted on 01/23/2010 8:45:09 AM PST by Nickname (2012 - Yes You're Canned!)
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To: Mad Dawgg

Just to remind everyone that health care was stopped in its tracks in August and September by two things. Tea Party/Town Halls and Sarah Palin’s death panels. From that point Obama, the Dems, and the MSM were playing defense, and not at all well. But to quote Churchill, “This is not the end, nor is it the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning. Take back the country one seat at a time.


13 posted on 01/23/2010 8:46:30 AM PST by xkaydet65
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To: Peter W. Kessler
To quote an obscure radio commentator, I HOPE HE FAILS.

I've actually been thinking about that quote a lot this week, and remembering back to when he said it, I thought to myself - I really don't have to hope he fails...I know he'll fail, because the ideology he stands for fails everywhere it's been tried.

As history has shown, it eventually takes force to foist the kind of crap he stands for upon a citizenry. He'd fail miserably at that too, because he'd be facing the worlds largest armed free people.
14 posted on 01/23/2010 8:51:20 AM PST by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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It’s too much. They are setting him up for lower expectations.

They know he was way too high, set to fail. You watch. Within a little bit they are going to be talking about his “miraculous comeback”.

And every lib member of the MSM is going to be gloating as they say it.

Unless, of course, we get blown up by some terrorist. Then all bets are off the table.


15 posted on 01/23/2010 8:56:12 AM PST by I still care (A Republic - if you can keep it. - Ben Franklin)
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Wonder if by the time Jan 27th rolls around, the SOTU Address will be held behind closed doors and without benefit of TV cameras. Otherwise, it may have more noise (and jeering) than a dome NFL playoff game or a WWE event. It getting harder to find anyone (beyond Rahm and maybe his parents) who actually believes that Zero is doing much of anything right.


16 posted on 01/23/2010 8:56:32 AM PST by rod1
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To: xkaydet65

And to quote the Thug-in-chief: “When they push, push back twice as hard.” That’s exactly what Mass. did Tuesday in a beautiful maneuver to out-Alinsky Alinsky. The unambiguous message was “Uh, no, as a matter of fact, we’re NOT going to let you continue with your socialist takeover.” Like all bullies and thugs, we need to keep kicking him, even though he’s down. Show no mercy. It’s life or death.


17 posted on 01/23/2010 9:09:24 AM PST by 1951Boomer
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Uh, I prefer to think of it as America’s nightmare persists... at least until 2012.


18 posted on 01/23/2010 9:09:42 AM PST by Common Sense 101
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the SOTU Address will be held behind closed doors and without benefit of TV cameras

He could just send a printed text.

19 posted on 01/23/2010 9:10:13 AM PST by Lucius Cornelius Sulla (Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer Than this world dreams of.-- Idylls of the King)
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

But that would not allow for a week of MSM adoration describing just how wonderful the reception of the event was (for no one outside of the politicos to see).


20 posted on 01/23/2010 9:13:16 AM PST by rod1
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