**HEADS UP** Obama Meets w/ Senate Democrats Q & A @ 10am ET

[quantass]

On CNN Live Stream: http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=1

[jefferson_dem]

1. Thanks for the link.

Senate Democrats. So what the hell is scumbaggy Lieberman doing there?!

[bigdarryl]

2. I'm sick of seeing this ugly ass Lynn Sweet with her DOOM and GLOOM shit

Obama get in there ASS!!!!!

[WI_DEM]

3. I hope he tells them to stop acting like scared rabbits and begin helping him govern.

[Robb]

4. +1. nt

[Tippy]

5. K&R.......He certainly is giving them food for thought...

We Got to Finish the job.....

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. Maybe he'll embarrass them into legislating. nt

[jefferson_dem]

7. First question is a long-winded one about China and jobs, from Specter.

n/t

[HopeOverFear]

8. Anymore updates???

[jefferson_dem]

9. POTUS is now talking about being open to discussion w/ Repugs and respectful but also principled

in terms of carrying out the people's business.

Move beyond politics. Play an "outsiders game"... Turn off the tv. Get past the echo chamber. Focus on how to help people instead of how one can benefit politically.

[cilla4progress]

26. President for Life!

I know - give me more Koolaid! I don't agree with everything he has done or stood for (or not pushed hard enough) this year. But dayum...there is no one smarter, more articulate, nor more ON OUR SIDE!


UPDATE: good Boxer question on TBTF banks. Proud to share: moved my money last week!

[Jennicut]

10. Ugg, Lincoln up now. I can't stand her, something about small businesses.

Now, she is saying we need common ground with Rethugs. Ugg.

[AlinPA]

16. She is grandstanding for her constituents to appear conservative. nt

[Jennicut]

18. You can never be conservative enough against another conservative.

It never works...

[JoePhilly]

11. What was Blanche babbling about?

She seemed to be begging for a reason to move into the GOP's camp.

[AlinPA]

14. Exactly. nt

[jefferson_dem]

15. She knows she's fucked. 30 points down in AR. Asking how to "push back" against fellow Dems.

n/t

[AlinPA]

17. I heard that. "Push back against Democrats"???. That's what she said. nt

[JoePhilly]

48. I wished Obama would have smacked her harder.

[Dinger]

43. I Sure Wish Wes Clark Would Run Against her

He'd be a helluvan improvement IMO.:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[realFedUp]

12. DADT is discrimination. Period

Here's a statement for this discussion with Democrats:

Not being able to openly serve as a gay or lesbian et al
is discrimination and it's illegal.
Replace the word "gay et al" with Jewish, women, African
Americans, etc.
Being gay, lesbian et al is not a choice.

[AlinPA]

13. Blanche Lincoln is talking and politicking to the cameras. I call bullshit.

"Bipartisanship...blah blah... How can we work with republicans to get a bipartisan solution..."

[butterfly77]

19. This republiCON wench!

She really knows their republicon talking points well..

[BeyondGeography]

20. The REPUBLICANS destroyed the economy, just fucking say it, Barack

Please stop dancing around this point.

[NYC_SKP]

21. He's "schooling" them to real problems for the middle class, over the past ten years

declining wages, declining benefits, can't keep their heads above water, working harder for lower pay...

He seems to be a bit angrier than he was with the GOP.

:applause:

[flpoljunkie]

23. Loved it when he said if we can't tell difference between D's and R's, why would we vote for Dems?

Amen!

[AlinPA]

22. I get the feeling that those senators are not listening to him. nt

[AlinPA]

24. Gilliland also talking to the cameras. "Would you support my bill to help 9-11 responders"?

[quiet.american]

40. I hear you. Not to take anything away from our 9-11 responders, but that was a waste of time.

She KNOWS Obama will support her bill. What is he going to say, "no"?

Talk about softballs.

[butterfly77]

25. I hope that Evan Bayh...

asks a question...

[lordcommander]

28. he just was the last question...

[Jennicut]

29. Here it comes: asking about the deficit of course, for moderate Repubs and independents

everywhere!

[Jennicut]

27. Leahy bringing up the Rethugs blocking judges...

Judges that are very well qualified. Obama said Dems were a lot more selective when the blocked appts and judges. Ha ha!

[butterfly77]

30. Kiss our asses Evan Bayh!

Why don't you just take your ass over to the RepubliCONS since that is what you really are!!!

[jefferson_dem]

31. Bayh: "Why should the Democratic Party be trusted"?

:eyes:

[Jennicut]

32. Why should Evan Bayh be trusted to act like a Dem is more like it.

[butterfly77]

33. That is the perfect question..

coming from a RepubliCON..

[quiet.american]

35. And prez gave the perfect answer: Because the last time the budget was balanced was under a Dem. :)

[butterfly77]

36. It can be even better if..

Bayh and friends take a pay cut. How much is Bayh and his wife benefitting from the healthcare industry.

[quiet.american]

39. No love for Bayh on my part. But, a Dem behind in his seat is preferable to a GOP one. nt

[butterfly77]

42. Well,they need to get..

started on replacing him with a Dem..

[quiet.american]

44. I wouldn't mind seeing that happen. nt

[butterfly77]

46. What in the hell are the leaders..

in Dem party doing waiting they seem to wait for the Repubs to put someone up against the so called Dem. They don't want real Dems they always go find a Bluedog/Repub to put up against the other side because most of them are really Repubs some of the leftovers from the sixties,not saying Bayh he was too young..

[Forkboy]

41. Because he's in it.

[butterfly77]

34. This MF Bayh pretends...

he is so worried about the Deficit. Is this MF worried about the people getting healthcare.

[NYC_SKP]

37. "Long-Term" and "Sustainable". No president in memory has ever used these terms this way.

And they really are the key to responsible policy design, whether economic or energy or anything else.

Past administrations have been happy to keep things manageable only within their terms, or a few years, or not at all.

:applause:

[impik]

38. Dudes, just do what this man tell you to do. It's not like

any of you have half the brain that he have.

[Born_A_Truman]

45. Will they repeat this?

I missed it here on the left coast. :(

[Nancy Waterman]

47. CSPAN said they will show the whole thing at 8.

Don't know what Keith and Rachel have planned.

[JoePhilly]

49. Reid seemed to only pick conservadems ... should have opened it up.