Wash Post Op-Ed: Obama Should Not Seek Re-Election

[harvey007]

This is a critical moment for the country. From the faltering economy to the burdensome deficit to our foreign policy struggles, America is suffering a widespread sense of crisis and anxiety about the future. Under these circumstances, Obama has the opportunity to seize the high ground and the imagination of the nation once again, and to galvanize the public for the hard decisions that must be made. The only way he can do so, though, is by putting national interests ahead of personal or political ones.

To that end, we believe Obama should announce immediately that he will not be a candidate for reelection in 2012.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/12/AR2010111202846.html

[blm]

1. Go to fucking hell FOX News "Dem' posers, Doug Schoen and Pat Caddell.

That's exactly where you two assholes belong.

[Faygo Kid]

3. +1. Wonder what kind of bonus Murdoch paid them to write this crap?

They will dominate Fox News over the next week.

Shameless. And shame on the Post for giving them their forum, although we should expect nothing else at this point.

Recommending because DU needs to see this. Thanks for posting.

[WingDinger]

18. concern troll turds.

[jezebel]

2. This offensive shit is brought to you straight from Faux News favorite "Democrat" Pollsters. Schoen

and Cadell.
Fuck them both.

[Lil Missy]

4. And for the good of all, bush and cheney should confess all their lies.

[TwilightGardener]

5. Shorter version: Give Republicans what they want under "bipartisanship", and

then leave the field free for Republicans in 2012. I can't believe "Democrats" wrote this.

[BeyondGeography]

6. So the Republicans can laugh at him the next two tears? Lotta good that would do

:dunce:

[alsame]

7. Doug Schoen and Pat Caddell. Okay guys,

whatever you say.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

20. They should be "hung for treason"

[FLyellowdog]

8. I'd'd hate to see Pres. Obama viewed as a quitter which he would be.

I know nothing about anything, but I do know that Obama was dealt a losing hand from the beginning when it came to Republicans.

From the article...
"The president has almost no credibility left with Republicans."

Hmmmmm...

He had no credibiltiy with them the moment he was elected because they chose to turn their backs on him. It makes no difference what he tries to accomplish, the Republicans will block it, derail it, misconstrue it, lie about it and generally prevent any and all attempts of his to succeed.

Should he allow them to run him out of town? I sure as hell hope not. He'll be forever known as a cut and run president and nothing of his real legacy will survive.

But that's just my opinion.

[Big Blue Marble]

9. Consider the source.

When have you ever heard Pat Caddell ever have a good thing to say about a Democrat. Just one more stab in the back to Obama.
With 'friends like these...

[PlanetBev]

10. What a buffet of horseshit

Lay down and make it easy for the Repigs take control for the next 30 years. Go fuck yourselves, boys...

[theoldman]

11. That is the worst thing Obama could do.

Suicide would be a better decision and no way in hell is he going to do that. This is all just wishful thinking by Republicans.

[bluestateguy]

12. The very of idea of this is so offensive that it should not have been dignified by posting it

Nothing personal, but I have alerted this thread.

[rury]

21. Funny...they never called for any of the people

who created this shitstorm to stand aside for the good of the country.
The teardown of the first black president continues unabated...and it's making me angrier by the moment...

[SusanaMontana41]

23. Why would you do that? I'd rather know what tripe is being printed.

Why would you appoint yourself the person who decides what the rest of us on DU should read? Who appointed you Chief Censor? Don't think we're mature enough to figure out what's going on?

Shame on you.

To the OP, thanks for posting.

[saracat]

13. Personally, I think the President has less "credibility" with the Left and that is going to be a

problem. And I don't think despite all his bipartisan efforts , the GOP have ever accorded him any credibility so he hasn't lost anything. They wouldn't even vote with him on what he admits was a GOP inspired HCR!

[FrenchieCat]

15. Yeah...we know you don't like this President, and never have.....

But what's new that you have to say? :rofl:

[saracat]

22. What a substantive response! I guess some are unable to contribute to the debate.

[Faygo Kid]

14. Aaand . . . the Freepers weigh in with their newfound respect if this were to happen (yeah, right).

Nothing more than a ratings ploy by Fox, and The Post is more than happy to be the useful idiot conduit.

Needless to say, the Freepers don't respond respectfully. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2626334/posts

[Eatacig]

16. So does this mean

}( So does this mean that all of the republicans that screwed up our economy are going to resign now?

[katty]

17. really? why the f*** not?! And so begins more tear down

[Chan790]

19. Ugh. F**king WaPo.

Few people have been as critical of Obama as I've been and even I know this is a load of idiocy. I don't want him to not run, I want him to get his head out of ass and shine up his asskicking boots.

As simply put as possible, "Go left, young man!"

[BlueMTexpat]

24. Total POS - both. eom

[classysassy]

25. The republicans and their supporters

are gutter fighters,when will the democrats use the same tactics and expose them for the slime balls they are?

[yurbud]

26. have these asswipes been in a coma for the past two years?

and even before that, was there any evidence that the GOP wants to play bipartisan patty cake?

Obama pre-emptively surrendered his political capital when he was inaugurated by filling his cabinet with the most conservative members of his party then extending an entirely unnecessary olive branch to the GOP. They took that olive branch, sharpened the tip, and stabbed him in the heart with it.

And these nitwits think the solution is to surrender even more?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

27. Simply the worst.article.ever

Fellow members of DU, we are officially THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS with this article (if you can even call it that)

Caddell and Schoen have written an article that is a pinnacle of unreality that I never imagined was ever possible. Words simply fail me.

:puke: :banghead: :wtf: :eyes: :wow: :mad:

Well, there were pundits spinning similar garbage last week about Pelosi. I guess that this week it's President Obama's turn.

Blaming President Obama and/or Nancy Pelosi for the Republican Tea Party's nastiness towards them (and obstructionism) is.........well.......I can't think of an appropriate word to express just how disgusting this article is.