White House nightmare persists

FT.com ^ | January 22 2010 | Edward Luce

[fuzzybutt]

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.

[fuzzybutt]

It is going to be a long hot summer for the Democrats, but nowhere near what they truly deserve.

[Nateman]

Not only shall a bunch of RATS get removed , but we also have a great chance of replacing McCain with a real conservative. The rage against the machine continues!

[Vaquero]

White House nightmare persists

the “Nightmare on Pennsyvania Avenue” will persist ‘till the Teleprompter in Chief is REMOVED....either by vote, or impeachment.....

[sodpoodle]

Pulse of the people video by Ray Stevens - just emailed to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc_-L4fyLUo

[Reagan69]

Rahm & Axelrod will be gone after the SOTU.

[MuttTheHoople]

Every Democrat seat in Congress should be in play, after their slavish following of Barack Hussein Obama (mmm mmm mmm).

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

The healthcare reform bill collapsed like Haiti.

[mainepatsfan]

At the state of the union Obama will do his typical trick of saying one thing at the start and then invalidating the same statement during the rest of his speech. In other words he’ll claim he got the message and then proceed to act like he hasn’t.

[HighWheeler]

“That prospect, already waning, was killed dead by the voters in Massachusetts. “

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I never thought I would see those words in print.

[Guenevere]

bttt

[refermech]

I’ll take that bet. They know too much. That and dems never admit when they are wrong. I think both will stay. Not so sure about Giethner though. Seems like someone has to be sacrificed to satisfy the commoners.

[red tie]

Obama’s main priority is vacations. Any bets on how many times he say “I” in the State of the Union Speech?

[cbkaty]

The healthcare reform bill collapsed like Haiti.

I choose NOT to turn my back on this wicked act.... We are dealing with the deranged...self appointed potentates....BEWARE...

[Mobties]

Great build up to SOTU this week: Senator Scott Brown, stock market dumps on 0’s anti bank populism, Supreme Court rolls back campaign financing law(s), more proof of global warming hoax (UN this time), scant (if any) mention of his presidency at Golden Globes/Screen Actors Guild — Tim Robbins supports 10 GOP candidates. Oh, and truckloads of the H1N1 virus go unused (crisis averted!).

Maybe he'll focus on how many strokes he's taken off his golf score -— while al Qaeda-linked terrorist attempted suicide bombing in plane over Detroit.

[mulligan]

And the American nightmare persists.

[timetostand]

killed dead by the voters in Massachusetts.

I never thought I would see those words in print.<

Miracle is the word that comes to mind - Divine intervention on behalf of Faithful Freedom loving Americans!

[JPG]

Zippy’s favorite restaurant must be I-Hop.

[rodguy911]

Absolutely,as they say we have only begun to Freep!

[rodguy911]

We already know what ozero will say in his telepromter event. That people are still mad at GW! It's easy to program since its already there.

[Bryanw92]

>>he’ll claim he got the message and then proceed to act like he hasn’t.

He’ll start the SOTU with his impression of the boss from “Cool Hand Luke” saying “what we have heah....is....failuh...to communicate!”