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Obama: GOP behaved selfishly from start of my presidency (Riiight)
The Washington Times ^ | January 14, 2016 | Dave Boyer

Posted on 01/14/2016 3:20:17 PM PST by jazusamo

Elaborating on his failure to heal the partisan divide in Washington, President Obama said Thursday his presidency got off to a bad start in 2009 because some Republican lawmakers were more concerned about their re-election than they were in helping him to save the nation from economic ruin.

Speaking at a town-hall-style event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the president said he has "done soul-searching" in office about what he could have done differently to work more effectively with Republicans in Congress.

"I think part of it had to do with when I came in, we had a real emergency and we had to act quickly," he said of the recession in 2009 that prompted a government bailout of the auto industry and passage of an $800-billion-plus economic "stimulus" package that cleared Congress.

The problem, Mr. Obama said, was that "people in Washington sometimes weren't always as focused on getting the job done as they were, 'How's this going to position us for future elections'?"

No Republicans voted for the stimulus in the House, and just three voted for it in the Senate -- one of whom, then-Sen. Arlen Specter, quickly fled the GOP.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bipartisanship; mywayorhighway; narcissist; obama
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LOL! Bambam's idea of bipartisanship is my way or the highway.
1 posted on 01/14/2016 3:20:17 PM PST by jazusamo
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Prior to his first term, muslims in West Africa told me we were going to be “RULED” by their man, Obama.


2 posted on 01/14/2016 3:22:31 PM PST by himno hero (hadnuff)
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To: jazusamo

Obama is sure turning into a whiny, girly-man.


3 posted on 01/14/2016 3:23:41 PM PST by Zathras
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To: himno hero

I remember “ready to rule on day one.”


4 posted on 01/14/2016 3:24:52 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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Yeah, when they would not let Obama participate in the writing of Obamacare....those Repubs????


5 posted on 01/14/2016 3:25:50 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: jazusamo

Pure Tyranny from start to finish. And the GOPee enabled.


6 posted on 01/14/2016 3:26:20 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: jazusamo

He needs to go on a vacation. Some place warm where he could get in a little golf or something to ease the load.


7 posted on 01/14/2016 3:26:44 PM PST by disndat (yousit ore loosit)
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He talks about the emergency when he came into office. I bet if people (media and democrats)were honest they would admit things are no better now but worse. He never stops LYING ever.

I can not stand Obama and cant wait until he is lying in State.


8 posted on 01/14/2016 3:27:00 PM PST by funfan
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Selflessly. He’s the one that has gotten everything he wants! I can’t wait for this &^#$%$ to get out of office and hopefully disappear from public view!


9 posted on 01/14/2016 3:27:39 PM PST by Duckdog (If your not on a government list, Whats wrong with you!)
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11 posted on 01/14/2016 3:29:17 PM PST by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: jazusamo

Quit whining you Marxist, Mooslim, Kenyan, Steaming Pant Load Sissy Boy bitch. Maybe Vlad will let you suckle on his manhood to show you what you’re missing.


12 posted on 01/14/2016 3:30:02 PM PST by Feckless (The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
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Please bump the Freepathon or click above to donate or become a monthly donor!

13 posted on 01/14/2016 3:31:55 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Bump!


14 posted on 01/14/2016 3:32:29 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo

Every word out of his mouth is applicable to himself. It is either how he views himself with perfection or through detrimental views of others which are actually about himself.


15 posted on 01/14/2016 3:33:36 PM PST by huldah1776
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To: disndat

He needs a lengthy “vacation” in a Fed SuperMax.


16 posted on 01/14/2016 3:35:25 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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0BOZO! You Lying Ba$tard! Thanks To Boehner the Crying Boozer and McConJob You Got Everything You Wanted and MORE!!!!

Now You Have RINO Ryan To Give You Even More!


17 posted on 01/14/2016 3:36:03 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! I reallyRead it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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Project much? It’s going to be a LONG year folks! He’s on my last damn nerve.


18 posted on 01/14/2016 3:36:44 PM PST by LadyBuzz
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I remember “ready to rule on day one.”

I remember: "I won; you lost" I wonder who helped it get off to a a bad start?
19 posted on 01/14/2016 3:38:42 PM PST by Zarro (Ben Carson 2016)
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The petulant child emperor must have forgotten who told the minority party that they had no standing with him because “We won”...and then the next election the minority party kicked butt and was voted the majority party. Humility in Victory would have gone a long way to making defeat easier to swallow. It is a whole nother story on what happened with the new majority party after that.
20 posted on 01/14/2016 3:42:28 PM PST by crazyhorse691 (Who knew that an elected official is a demi-god waiting to happen?)
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