President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office, Dec. 19, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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first? wow
Congrats!!!
Wooooooooot! đ
Thanks donna for the heads up. Will have to tape it on whichever channel is carrying it.
Donna, have your feet touched the ground yet? đ
Thanks Donna
I was hoping he would attend a “final” ceremony. He can take pride in this. If Iraq dissolves into chaos, then they need to solve it.
Aww I love this pic. It made me smile.
Me too.
I hope he’s talking to his sweetie and his girls… And ignoring the ignorant asses that are playing around with the pocketbooks of millions of Americans just to protect their buddies and their egos!!
Oh Mittens. Oh, oh, Mittens. YouTube is not kind to you. H/t TPM.
Link here: The Missing Link: 2010 Video Fills In The Fuzzy Period In Mitt Romneyâs Health Care Past.
How does Romney want to pay for the good parts without the mandate? Without the mandate forcing healthy folks to carry insurance, premiums will skyrocket and folks will not be able to afford coverage and/or insurance co.s would go out of business.
I wonder if Romney even remembers how many contrary things he’s said since Jan 2009. His stories change from day to day, depending on which audience he’s speaking to and his poll numbers.
LL, you know what? That’s about the most animated I’ve even seen ol’ Willard. I don’t agree with him, but at least he laid out some reasons for his comments. Whew, the intertubes are going to be the death of the Repubs. They keep forgetting that what they say gets recorded. You can’t make this stuff up!!!
His soul and intellect have shriveled up in pursuit of teabagger votes.
Romney’s biggest enemy is that damned mitt romney and youtube, bless its heart, is always shoving the other mitt romeny in his face.
Could mitt be any more typecast as a typical contemptuous looking, slick waxy, fat cat, corporate operative? Lying, gambling(LDS says its a no no), and insulting his way to his own personal HELL?
JC Watts has the unfortunate job of making sense of Gingrich’s comment about bringing Supreme Ct. judges before the Congress to explain themselves. It just makes no sense. Watts probably wants to take his endorsement back.
Those statements from Gingrich are just outrageous and appalling. This is the kind of arrogance that is puffing up the GOP and breathing life into all the extremist RWNJs.
Yeah, well, I don’t feel sorry for JC. He’s an idiot, even his own father questioned how a black man in these United States could be a Rethuglican. To quote the good man… “A Black man voting for the Republicans makes about as much sense as a chicken voting for Col. Sanders,” Watts Sr. recently told the Los Angeles Times. (March 29, 1999)
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_17_95/ai_54731475/
Rev. J.C. “Buddy” Watts, Sr., Spoke the Truth. Unfortunately, there is not much a parent can do if one of his ambitious children chooses to disregard his wise counsel. To this day, I’ve never heard J.C. Watts, Jr., offer a plausible explanation why he ignored his father’s wise counsel. What is truly tragic about Blacks who call themselves conservatives is their lack of understanding about the history of the post Civil Rights conservative Republicans. They don’t understand that because of the passage of the 1960’s Civil Rights laws, white supremacist segregationists, probably including people like Newt Gingrich, migrated, en mass, from the Democratic party to the Republican party. Black Republicans like J.C. Watts, Michael Steele, and others need to explain to us what exactly they want to conserve. Do they agree with teabaggers who want their country back just because a Black man was elected President?
JC WATTS AND HIS WORD SALAD
I watched that segment and Watts was just pathetic. He wasn’t making any sense at all. It was nothing but gibberish. It reminded me of the word salads we get from Sarah Palin.
Chips do a big deal on the ABC/WAPO poll where PBO had a 11 point swing to 49 – 47% approve/disapprove. Lots of good stuff including approval rising with white working class men. wow.
And polling numbers rising among Indies and GOP voters.
everyone see this?
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_12/mcconnells_abuses_continue_una034187.php I detest that man.
Lets give the world an enema by shoving the tube into the “turtles” mouth! đĄ
Just heard that McCain made a comment today about N. Korea’s dead leader’s passing would find him joining other leaders in Hell or an equivalent remark. Prez Obama is needing to try to set up a relationship with the son of that leader and McCain’s words would not help convince a son to have a positive relationship with our country. It was probably unlikely anyhow, but it seems to me that there was an opportunity that McCain could have ruined with his remark.
McCain has no sense of dignity and statesmanship. He’s just an embittered crazy extremist like all the rest.
President Obama tried so hard to be gracious to John McCain. Remember how he invited him to Chicago to discuss issues after the election? Yet all McCain has done, since the President defeated him, is give the President his middle finger. IMHO, John McCain is one spoiled 75 years old child who craves attention!
desert, I agree with you concerning McConnell, but tell me what Republican do you respect or like? If you are like me it’s NONE.
None, darlin’!!!! Not a damn one!
Good point. I was driving home tonight and saw a car with a huge sign in the back window, printed in red, stating “Don’t Trust Republicans”. I gave him a thumbs up.
love that theo67!
I’m with you on that annieb.
I can’t believe that this senile, hateful jerk was running for the office of President of the United States……*chills down my spine*
Wereally dodged a huge one, didn’t we?
As if ol’ grumpy maverick gives a damn about this country!! If he can make it tougher for the guy who stomped him in the race for the presidency, he will. Besides, I will never, ever, never, never, (did I say never?? I meant NEVER EVER) forgive John McCain for dropping that half-term, grifter, racist, thievin’, dimwit of a lyin’ woman on my country.
OG…Here’s what he said…
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/19/mccain-celebrates-kim-jong-ils-arrival-in-a-warm-corner-of-hell/
And AFTER he got done saying ” âThe world is a better place now that Kim Jong-Il is no longer in it,â McCain said.
âI can only express satisfaction that the Dear Leader is joining the likes of Kadhafi, bin Laden, Hitler and Stalin in a warm corner of hell,â he said in a statement.
After making these comments as a US Senator, he then said that we need to work for a peaceful end to the N Korean regime….WTH? He needs to retire NOW! And shut his mouth!
I’m surprised he left Saddamn Hussein off the list. Because Saddamn was an evil monster and justified the deaths of over 4 thousand Americans died in Iraq, right John McCain?
The phot looks especially nice with the “Chipsticks” snow flakes falling through it.
Dan Choi got kicked out of the Bradley Manning hearings today. ( and roughed up supposedly )
Gotta go….Have a pleasant night everyone.
Don’t they restrict those things to relatives, close friends, and legal staff anyway?
Dems Pick Apart Key GOP Argument Against Passing Senate Payroll Tax Cut Bill.
I’m waiting for this to be reported in the “real” press, the one that gets “pissed off” when Jay Carney changes briefing times. Waiting. Waiting…
New post everyone:
http://theobamadiary.com/2011/12/19/44-at-49-2/
I called my repub. congressman today to encourage him to vote for the Senate bill. He was a moderate repub. so I was hoping he might break from Boehner. Anyway, lo and behold, he called me and left a voice message. Here are the repub. talking points– he supports the extension of the tax cut for a year like President Obama does so he doesn’t support the senate bill. Lots of accountants have called him and they can’t meet the payroll the way the bill is written. He also had a problem with the fee on the Fannie and Freddie mortgages. I was so angry I called his office back and left a message saying his rationale was bull. I did agree with his opposition to the fee and said the tax cut should have been paid for with a surtax on millionaires and billionaires. I ended by saying he should act like the moderate repub. he used to be and not a tea bagger. His condescending tone was infuriating. Bottom line, however, is if this moderate won’t go along, the bill is dead.
THE GOP IS TRYING TO OUTMANEUVER PBO RIGHT NOW! PBO WNATED THE YEAR LONG TAX CUT, GOP SAID NO SO WE GOT THE 2 MONTHER. NOW THEY CHANGED POSITIONS BC THEY KNOW PBO WON AND ARE TRYING TO SQUEEZE MORE CONCESSIONS! THE PRESS CORP WILL NOW FOLLOW SAYING THE GOP WANTS A YEAR LONG EXTENSOIN W/O SAYING THE GOP MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR A YEAR LONG EXTENSION TO BEGIN WITH!
Oh my gosh! Thanks halo for that tidbit of info. i’ve been having a hard time understanding all of the maneuvering straight!
delete the word “straight” above!
It’s a bit like putting on your underpants head first and putting it through the wrong opening. Dumb move.
This is a picture of an ever present,and mindful man.So in tune with his job,and looks like a natural.That’s because he is!LOL