Without exception, no modern day politician

[canetoad]

plays a better game of chess than Barack Obama.

[villager]

1. hell of a savvy move, losing the House last election, eh?

n/t

[canetoad]

2. And he recovered.

You need to look at the big picture.

[villager]

12. We've had another Congressional election since then?

What'd I miss?

[FrenchieCat]

3. Y'all did that shit!

Moaning and groaning and swearing to sit it out.
Nobody said Vote once, and miracles will happen.

Plus while the Media was busy promoting the T-Party,
most who could have made a difference were sitting around
laughing at them, and throwing rocks at this President,
and doing jack shit else!

[EFerrari]

4. No, the progressive caucus did just fine.

Independents voted Republican. It's been shown over and over and over again.

[FrenchieCat]

6. Actually, not really.......

Unless doing fine means being utterly powerless, than ok.

[EFerrari]

8. Actually, yes, really. We didn't lose our seats.

The much petted Blue Dogs lost theirs.

[JVS]

7. It does relieve him from any expectations of passing legislation.

[canetoad]

9. I thought your congress passed legislation

Come on, this prez has just give the American psyche the biggest boost it's had in ten years. He's restored your national pride.

For the first time this century America is united and proud and all you can do is complain. :shrug:

[JVS]

11. In the abstract, the branches of gov. are independent, in practice they work together.

I can do more than complain, but 9/12/01 was this century and this united and proud stuff is a rerun of the same bullshit.

[seabeyond]

13. do you credit any of that with our supreme court decision to allow millions upon millions

to be given by corporate

[DonCoquixote]

5. please

We do not need to pain t halos or horns on Obama, he has lost chess, as well as won, but for now, for tonight, can't we all be happy that one of the main bad guys lost?

[canetoad]

10. I'm very happy

But your view is a simplistic one.

I'm painting no horns as you put it. The spirit of DU today is remarkable. Your national pride has been restored.