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sheshe2

(87,552 posts)
Fri Dec 19, 2014, 12:31 AM Dec 2014

President Obama to Congressional Republicans: Govern or Make Yourselves Irrelevant

A lot of pundits are noticing that since the midterm elections, President Obama has been the opposite of a "lame duck." Kevin Drum does a good job of summing up the significant actions this president has taken recently.

November 10: Surprised everyone by announcing his support for strong net neutrality.

November 11: Concluded a climate deal with China that was not only important in its own right, but has since been widely credited with jumpstarting progress at the Lima talks last week.

November 20: Issued an executive order protecting millions of undocumented workers from the threat of deportation.

November 26: Signed off on an important new EPA rule significantly limiting ozone emissions.

December 15: Took a quiet victory lap as Western financial sanctions considerably sharpened the pain of Vladimir Putin's imploding economy.

December 16: Got nearly everything he wanted during the lame duck congressional session, and more. Democrats confirmed all important pending nominees, and then got Republican consent to several dozen lesser ones as well.

December 17: Announced a historic renormalization of relations with Cuba.

This is all part of the pen and phone strategy he announced way back in January 2014.

President Barack Obama offered a brief preview Tuesday of his State of the Union address, telling his Cabinet that he won’t wait for Congress to act on key agenda items in 2014.

Read More http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2014/12/president-obama-to-congressional.html

GOP Answer.



President Obama is scaring the shit out of the GOP~ they are confused



They scared~





Doctor Doctor tell me the news...oh nooos~ WARNING! STOP WATCHING FOX NEWS!



Hey you~ GOP and Tea Peeps~



The American People need to ask the GOP~



ROFLOL~

Obama played them~



Drop the Mic~









Bravo to President Obama!

Lame Duck?














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President Obama to Congressional Republicans: Govern or Make Yourselves Irrelevant (Original Post) sheshe2 Dec 2014 OP
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