What the hell is this news? All 42 GOP Senators just sent a letter announcing they will

[Ninga]

block all lame duck legislation until......

tax cuts and bills that fund the government are dealt with and passed.

CALLING ALL DEMOCRATS....ROLL OVER AND TAKE IT....

[NorthCarolina]

1. If Obama is the nominee in 2012, you can bet the RW Media and GOP will attack him as weak

and ineffectual. Sending this note less than 24 hours after their 'productive' meeting with Obama is a pretty clear signal that they consider Obama to be a weak, sniveling ass-clown.

[leftynyc]

4. If he caves, yet again,

he is a weak sniveling ass clown.

[Crazy Dave]

5. Not only the GOP but every democrat running for election in 2012

They'll all be campaigning saying how much they despise Obama and his policies in order to win over moderates.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

22. Democrats attack him as weak, too, and I'm starting to agree if he doesn't fight back.

42 people are destroying this country!! FORTY-TWO PEOPLE!!!!

[obxhead]

25. If he continues to ignore the bully pulpit,

continues to not point out the Republican agenda on TV daily, and continues to sign Republican legislation into law then he will be a weak, sniveling ass clown.

That was not the change I worked for and voted for.

[KamaAina]

41. "If" Obama is the nominee in 2012?

:wtf:

[OHdem10]

2. I do not mean to be provocative, but the Republicans play

hardball and Democrats fold. Just watch.

This is what happens when one party is a true believer.
They believe in something even if it is wrong.

and a "pragmatic" party. We will compromise.

Who wins.

Bill Clinton told a group of Activists years ago.

IT IS BETTER TO BE STRONG and WRONG than to be
RIGHT AND WEAK.

This big tent--what does it buy us?? Conservadems
vote Republican on all important issues.

Forgive me, I am just ticked.

It is better to be strong and wrong than to be right and weak.

[Art_from_Ark]

6. "IT IS BETTER TO BE STRONG and WRONG

than to be RIGHT and WEAK"

That sounds like just another way of saying "Might makes right"

[OHdem10]

15. In this society the GOP is walking all over us. Strong and Wrong.

Do not worry, we do not fight back. We are weak and right
but what relevance are we???

[msongs]

21. sorry but it is not WE that is weak WE are not president nt

[mopinko]

16. that's not exactly what the big dog said.

he said in times of hardship a lot of voters will think that. he didn't say that that was right, just that frightened people think that.

[OHdem10]

35. He said this trying to encourage Democrats to fight.

He was pointing out GOP is strong and wrong but they
win because Democrats are weak and right and do not fight.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

23. Odd coming from Bill Clinton who caved to Republicans time and time again, too! n/t

[OHdem10]

34. He did not cave. We perceived him as caving. Bill Clinton

has said out loud. I am A Conservative Democrat.

He stopped Republican where he believed the line was being\crossed.
His idea of where the line in the sand goes and our beliefs
are two different things.

Obama is a New Democrat. His line in the sand is going to
be different from ours. He is also a pragmatist. Which
means sometimes it might appear getting legislation is
more than what is in legislation. I said appear.

[kctim]

3. A move we Dems should have already done

seeing how the economy is in the crapper and at the top of everybodys list.

[Botany]

7. ATTN: President Obama

They are committed to your destruction, the acquisition of power, the politics of division,
and the protection of the rich and powerful and your failure to publicly and forcefully,
stand up and call these people out will hurt millions of America's middle and working class.

[Ninga]

8. What kind of response will come out of the WH? The GOP threw down the

gauntlet and declared what the GOP deems important and listed ONLY tax cuts and funding the government.

WHAT ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSIONS?

What the hell is Obama thinking, arm around Eric Cantor after the meeting, while Mitch and the gang sharpen their shivs.

[OHdem10]

20. The table is being set. In the end Obama and the GOP make

nice and we have a RW Government. Take a day and
listen to different reporters.

[WingDinger]

9. Homosexual imagery is not to be used in that manner. UNwreck

It is not fair, and is negative reflection on them. UNwreck

[NightWatcher]

17. its not a homosexual thing, it's a dominance thing. Ever been around a pack of dogs?

[Ninga]

19. Edited.

[WingDinger]

38. Good man/woman!

[Ninga]

42. No ill will ever intended so when you raised the question, the right thing to do was edit.

:hi:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

39. "Rolling over and taking it" --

has always been about a dog rolling over for Its Master and taking another beating.

Fail.

[spartan61]

10. I am so effing sick of the repukes and their antics.

It is so obvious that they care nothing about the American people and our country. Can't believe that at one time I was a repuke until reagan came into office. What the hell was I thinking?

[bdamomma]

36. you saw the light.

but I agree with your sentiments they really do not care about the american people, that is the repugs and the dems are just too soft, they need to fight back hard.

[Ninga]

11. My guess is that the WH is going to ignore this letter and pooh-pooh it. n/t

[kentuck]

12. Now, will you stand up and fight, Democrats?

Or will you lay down and roll up in a fetal position and let them kick the shit of you??

[City Lights]

13. It's what President Obama calls "compromise."

Republicans get what they want, or else.

[prairierose]

14. Boy, that was an effective meeting yesterday...

wasn't it? The GOP apparently got the message that they can block any legislation they want and that the dems would roll over. Where did they get that idea and why is it the opposite of what they said after the meeting with the President yesterday?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

18. DC is broken, beyond repair.

[gkhouston]

24. It's called extortion. And it should be openly named for what it is.

What they want is tax cuts for the rich. Period. And since damned few, if any, of the GOP senators make less than 250K they are directly lining their own pockets at our expense.

[Ninga]

26. Big question of the hour, is will the WH call it as it is, or slap some perfume on it and

pooh pooh it as "DC as usual."

[Parker CA]

30. I'd be beyond excited to see the WH use this to their advantage, but nothing they've yet done

suggests they will stand up and call out the R's obstructionist tactics. Oh, but how I'd love it if they actually responded in a direct and extremely forceful manner.

[Ninga]

31. I agree. It would be a great word for Obama to use as he warns the public that the

GOP is willing to let government shut down. Can you picture it now? The country aghast with disbelief? The country aghast that the GOP values millionaires more than the working poor?

The stupid country doesn't know,because they don't hear it from anybody with authority.

Everything the GOP says and does, sits there like a rock, while activists scream and write, and the rest of the country is dazed by indifference.

[alfredo]

27. They have just shut down the government.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

28. Is there a letter? Link? n/t

[Ninga]

33. Here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x538081

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

37. Thanks. I wanted to send to my family and some wingnut friends. n/t

[kentuck]

29. Their strategy seems to be to stop the lame-duck Congress from doing anything..

..except extend the taxcuts for the wealthy.

[Parker CA]

32. And so far, it appears their strategy will work for them. If we don't we some serious fight right

now, we basically fold our hand.

[leeroysphitz]

40. I think they (the republicans) should be sent a strongly worded letter about this.

[Rowdyboy]

43. As long as it includes a strongly worded call for bipartisanship....

[MadMaddie]

44. Apparantly they created it before they had the "meeting" with

him about bi-partisenship.