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Triumphant Obama Faces New Foe in ‘Second-Term Curse’
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Posted on 11/08/2012 7:08:16 AM PST by Perdogg

Now that President Obama has overcome Mitt Romney, “super PACs” and a sluggish economy, he faces a challenge with deep roots in political history: what historians and commentators call the “second-term curse.”

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To: Perdogg

If he got away with Blame Bush after 4 yrs., he’ll get away with it after 8. Or 16. Or 32. Or 167...


21 posted on 11/08/2012 9:11:49 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Perdogg
Looks like Zero is not getting a honeymoon.

People seem sullen, hostile.

Will be interesting to see how this pans out.

22 posted on 11/08/2012 9:21:48 AM PST by what's up
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To: GOPsterinMA; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; DoughtyOne; Gilbo_3; Impy; stephenjohnbanker; NFHale; ...
RE :”It’s sad isn’t it? Sad that the GOP is as ball-less as a box of tooth paste.”

More like brainless. Someone can be the bravest and still shoot themself in the head and lose.

Compare :

McConnnell :” My #1 job is to make O a one term POTUS ”, then O gets re-elected. So why say it?

House Republican :”We will shut down the government, We will not extend the debt limit”, then they do. So why say it?

NOW with Scott Walker:

He buys off the police and firefighters unions splitting them off from teachers union. Divide and conquer

He tells voters : “This money we save will go back into the schools to give your kids a proper education.This is all about them

He schedules a vote on the bargaining while Dems in WI Senate/House are all hiding in Ohio and talking on MSNBC shows each night. Man that got them mad:)

Walker is smart, not like those R party fools in congress.

23 posted on 11/08/2012 9:37:18 AM PST by sickoflibs (How could this happen? Romney going to win big. The polls were lies too)
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To: sickoflibs

“Walker is smart, not like those R party fools in congress.”

Ok, he plays chess whilst the fools play jacks (I won’t even give the credit of saying ‘checkers’).

We can’t win with an army of one.


24 posted on 11/08/2012 10:24:16 AM PST by GOPsterinMA (The autopsy will show that this nation committed suicide.)
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To: GOPsterinMA
Didnt Ralph Reed encourage Akin to stay in?

You think that chubby feminist Clair McCaskill who made the deciding vote on O care is going to make him happy?

How's that working Ralph?

25 posted on 11/08/2012 10:39:12 AM PST by sickoflibs (How could this happen? Romney going to win big. The polls were lies too)
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To: sickoflibs

“How’s that working Ralph?”

Not too good, eh? F*cking idiots.


26 posted on 11/08/2012 7:51:22 PM PST by GOPsterinMA (The autopsy will show that this nation committed suicide.)
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To: sickoflibs

“How’s that working Ralph?”

Not too good, eh? F*cking idiots.


27 posted on 11/08/2012 7:59:47 PM PST by GOPsterinMA (The autopsy will show that this nation committed suicide.)
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RE “How’s that working Ralph?(on Akin) ” Not too good, eh? F*cking idiots.”

We both are trapped in hopelessly Dem states. Things went here in MD about as well as they went in MA.

Since 2010 and Angle I been warning about these crackpot conservative candidates going out and saying stupid stuff and sinking their own party and race ship's while the clueless rally behind them.

In fact Hannity who I haven't watched in years woke up and made a very rational segment tonight about this very problem.
He and his FBC guests guests made my long standing point perfectly : “These R primary candidates have to be rejected if they cant answer simple questions about their positions without making fools of themselves

When I saw so many rally behind Angle and others even after they lost I knew these disasters were coming.

28 posted on 11/08/2012 8:26:05 PM PST by sickoflibs (How could this happen? Romney going to win big. The polls were lies too)
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To: sickoflibs; Impy; Clintonfatigued

Idiots like Angle, Christine O’Donnell, Akin, Mourdock and one more who has achieved sainthood on this site are PRIME EXAMPLES of disasters.

They are gifts that keep giving...to the RATS, that is.


29 posted on 11/09/2012 6:02:58 AM PST by GOPsterinMA (The autopsy will show that this nation committed suicide.)
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