Posted on 05/14/2013 10:06:42 AM PDT by neverdem
Huddling with A-list celebrities and top re-election donors, President Barack Obama bemoaned the partisan forces that have stymied compromise in Washington as he raised campaign cash for Democrats in New York.
At a cozy suppertime fundraiser Monday, Obama said he had hoped his election in 2008 might “break the fever” of partisanship and gridlock that has stood in the way of his agenda. When those hopes proved unfounded, he looked to his re-election, believing a second consecutive victory might deliver the final blow.
“It’s not quite broken yet,” Obama said to laughter from some of the 60 donors who gathered in the home of film producer Harvey Weinstein, a major donor and bundler for Obama’s re-election campaign. “I am persistent, and I am staying at it.”
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Obama said he genuinely believes some congressional Republicans are open to compromise, but they fear the party’s conservative base and what talk show host Rush Limbaugh might say about them...
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How about YOU compromising on anything at any time, you fascist Alinsky-ite (not you, neverdem, lol!).
This just highlights Obama’s laziness. He went from “all Bush’s fault!” to “all Rush’s fault!” - he only had to change one letter.
LOL!
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