imagine if obama negotiated the way the republicans do:

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ok, here's the deal:

i'm shutting down guantanamo and heck, *all* federal prisons and releasing the prisoners at noon tomorrow unless you pass my budget.

i'm also shutting down the faa and ordering all planes grounded until the debt ceiling limit is removed entirely.

finally, i'm ordering the military to hand over our nuclear weapons to the iranians unless you ratify the tpp trade agreement.



ok, the last one may be just wee bit ott, but still....

[Cali_Democrat]

1. I don't want my president to act like a Republican. n/t

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2. meant as reducio ad absurdum, not advice!

[Cali_Democrat]

3. Ah...I see