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Obama to GOP: "I won"
Politico ^ | 1/23/2009 | Jonathan Martin and Carol E. Lee

Posted on 01/23/2009 11:29:12 AM PST by mak5

President Obama listened to Republican gripes about his stimulus package during a meeting with congressional leaders Friday morning - but he also left no doubt about who's in charge of these negotiations. "I won," Obama noted matter-of-factly, according to sources familiar with the conversation.

The exchange arose as top House and Senate Republicans expressed concern to the president about the amount of spending in the package. They also raised red flags about a refundable tax credit that returns money to those who don’t pay income taxes, the sources said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: obama; republicans; stimulus
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To: mgc1122

You are correct sir. We all wanted Bush to show leadership like this but it never happened.


121 posted on 01/23/2009 10:25:44 PM PST by johnwayne
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To: fieldmarshaldj
Are you pro-life now ?

I see you are still a one-issue "conservative".

122 posted on 01/24/2009 5:27:08 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur

I take it that’s a no. And you see why we all get a chuckle when you call yourself a Conservative. ;-) Carry on.


123 posted on 01/24/2009 4:32:57 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
And you see why we all get a chuckle when you call yourself a Conservative. ;-)

And why I laugh when you say someone is not

124 posted on 01/25/2009 4:49:46 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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