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Originally Posted by Aliantha (Post 530655)

Oh yeah...I come to all the good bitch fests around here. If I don't, I have to worry about my reputation as a bitch slipping. ;)

I wont be doing too much partying for a little while though. I've got a little under two months and I'll be having a baby. :D

Now we just need the mad Greek to show up! Remember her? I loved how she kicked ass!

Hey..congrats on the baby!!!!

Thanks Redux. :)

Raine used to post here, and so did dov, but his views weren't popular with some people and Raine got the huffs and left.

It's a shame really. They both had some interesting points of view.

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Originally Posted by Aliantha (Post 530652)

How can you know better? Do you have inside information? He's only just begun, so I don't see how you can possibly make any kind of rational judgement about his abilities just yet. Give him a few months and then start, but don't go making unfounded judgements just yet.

k... until them I will point and laugh where appropriate.:D

Excellent. lol And let's just think for a moment how that sort of repetitive type posting worked for you last month. lol

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Originally Posted by Aliantha (Post 530666)

Excellent. lol And let's just think for a moment how that sort of repetitive type posting worked for you last month. lol

Yea, well I guess it is ok to laugh and point at the president. Or I could just throw my shoe at him. :D

Hey now there's a thought. lol

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Originally Posted by Pico and ME (Post 530522)

Daaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmn.

This guy provides cite after cite and in between he throws in a little conjecture and opinion, but mostly he has been citing his stuff...which in a previous post Merc deliberately ignored. Therefore he says he wont cite for Merc anymore. So when Merc asks for one he didn't get it. I don't blame him.

Typical merc nonsense.

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary (Post 530646)

Unlike popular belief about me, I want him to be the most successful president eva. EVA! But I know better. Keep your eye on the ball.

Gonna call Bullshit on this. The board spam would indicate otherwise.

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Originally Posted by Griff (Post 530952)

Typical merc nonsense.

Gonna call Bullshit on this. The board spam would indicate otherwise.

That's cool. I call bull shit on your feeling that you call bull shit on anything I post. I could give a rats ass what you think say or comment about my posts. So I guess the feeling is at the very least a common one between us.

...and yet you read and reply.

Since we're making our wishes known, please leave the Cellar.

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Originally Posted by Griff (Post 531111)

...and yet you read and reply.

Since we're making our wishes known, please leave the Cellar.

Fuck off.

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary (Post 530496)

No.

That is way to broad. There are many reasons not to release information. So you want to see the information and they you get to tell us whether or not it would be a threat to national security? There are other people who are paid to do that. You just aren't one of them. And special interest groups are not either. There is a system in place for this process. It works.

Not any more it doesn't. Hopefully that will be restored with the new administration.

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Originally Posted by sugarpop (Post 531443)

Not any more it doesn't. Hopefully that will be restored with the new administration.

Don't bet on it or hold your breath.

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary (Post 531469)

Don't bet on it or hold your breath.

Why? He is already doing a lot to restore the integrity of this country.

For, it seems, a very strange value of "doing a lot." I'm certainly not embarrassed to have voted for the other guy. The Repubs are doing all they can to keep the Dems from taking the bit in their teeth and running wild. If the Dems succeed in running wild, they will crash, terribly.

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla (Post 533886)

The Repubs are doing all they can to keep the Dems from taking the bit in their teeth and running wild. If the Dems succeed in running wild, they will crash, terribly.

You mean like the Republicans did for six years...running wild, rubber stamping everything Bush wanted, conducting virtually no Congressional oversight of the Executive Branch, giving Bush unprecedented 'war powers (warrantless wiretaps of citizens, circumventing US treaty obligations...)w/o a Congressional war powers resolution, politicizing the Dept of Justice, nearly doubling the national debt to over $9 trillion...and then crashing with a thud!

I guess we shall see if the Democrats meet that lofty standard, but people w/o an agenda, by that I mean most Americans, will probably wait beyond one month before making that judgement.

I like the new EOs on government contracting, reviewing detention policies, ensuring lawful interrogations, protecting presidential records. I like the new FOIA memorandum and guidelines. I like the action by the Dept of Interior to put a hold on oil/gas exploration leases in proximity to national parks. I like the SCHIP expansion and the Pay Equity Act. And I like the bold action on the stimulus bil, although I would have preferred it being bolder.

I like that many Americans give Obama and the Democratic Leaders in Congress high approval ratings as well:

http://pollingreport.com/images/CNNjob.GIF

I like that even a majority of Republicans are optimistic about Obama

http://pollingreport.com/images/CBSobama1.GIF

But I know the public has little patience and high expectations.

And I know that Merc doesnt believe in polls. :headshake