WOW! Judging by the overall mood on DU today, we can easily have President Bachmann :)

[Change Happens]

I am dead serious too...Easily, when the money starts pouring in from their side.

[Enrique]

1. oh no, i better get in line

Gobama! Cut that Social Security! :patriot:

[Change Happens]

3. Or don't...As mentioned here on DU ALL THE TIME, we will have the President

we deserve...Today, it is Obama.

[sudopod]

2. DO IT HARDER, PLEASE

GOD YES

(Sorry, I feel super motivated due to your uplifting exposition.)

[Bandit]

4. oooooo another boogyman post

:shrug:

[mmonk]

5. Bachmann won't make it.

Your cause and effect is very very weak. One elected official's bad decisions do not lead to another particular bad elected official because of anyone's desire for the second. Only the elected official's decisions and facts on the ground are responsible.

[Change Happens]

8. If we had W for eight years, we can easily have anyone else....nt

[mmonk]

22. Bachmann is too easy to pick apart, even with a supply side brainwashed

American population.

[Mojeoux]

31. And the Eyes! The Eyes!

"The Eyes of a young Charles Manson!" S. Colbert

[mmonk]

48. Aye, the eyes.

[RZM]

6. Moods change

Today Obama is not very popular here. In late October 2012 it will probably be a different story.

There's not yet a Republican candidate to rally against. Once there is, there will still be some negative Obama comments, but plenty will be willing to forget it for a while and pick it back up after the election when the stakes are lowered.

[LiberalAndProud]

7. We should probably hope that she's the eventual nominee.

She might be scary enough to win this thing for us.

[Rex]

9. Not even close.

:hi:

[Le Taz Hot]

10. Why yes, because Bachmann is such a contenda,

palatable to ALL Republicans? :sarcasm: :eyes:

DU needs an icon signifying "boogeyman post."

[dbt]

11. That would be Mr. Obama's problem.

Or maybe this is exactly how he wants things in this country?

[pnwmom]

38. We would all have to live in this country. Or maybe you'll be leaving?

[dbt]

56. More Kool-Aid?

[DJ13]

12. Doesnt scare me

Im not sure if an instant catastrophe is all that much worse than a slow one at this point.

[Brickbat]

14. Agreed.

[Brickbat]

13. Then Obama had better shape up, right?

[Change Happens]

16. Correct and, how can WE MAKE HIM?

[Brickbat]

17. Apparently expressing disapproval of proposed policies is out.

Unless we want Bachmann to win. So, I guess you got me there.

[closeupready]

Right. What a stupid idea this thread was.

:crazy: :rofl:

[muffin1]

45. Indeed.

:thumbsup:

[FarLeftFist]

15. It's coming....

[closeupready]

18. OR, a better conclusion is, we should leave SS and Medicare alone.

See how easy that is?

[LynnTTT]

19. I admit I'm depressed.

When every poll tells the Prez that a huge majority of the country do not want changes in SS or Medicare , but do want the wealthy to pay more in taxes and you get the feeling that no matter what the people want the Prez and the Dems will ultimately fold. I really did think that common sense would prevail.
Let the Bush tax cuts expire. Get out of Afghanista­n. Train those unemployed troops and put them to work on the infrastruc­ture(spend­ing a trillion for safe bridges, water systems, give everyone a solar panel, etc). Raise the SS cap to $ 200,000. Increase the SS tax by .05 per year for 3 years for a total of 1 1/2% . Do the same for the Medicare tax. Medicare- don't pay for knee replacemen­ts if someone is morbidly obese (I live in a senior citizen community and it never works).

[socialist_n_TN]

41. Don't be depressed. Here.......

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1432714

[joeybee12]

20. That did it! You scared me so much I've completely forgotten Obama has no moral compass,

no core beliefs and no spine!

[elleng]

21. Right, and scares the s*** out of me.

[Vincardog]

23. THANK you SIR. May I have another?

[spanone]

24. du is about .000000000001 % of voting population...don't judge the country by it

[Ozymanithrax]

25. If President Obama and Democrats cut Social Security and Medicare...

Our only recourse is to remove them from power for refusting to represent the people.

The consequences are dire, but I'm willing to accept that.

Note to those he blame this all on an unnamed Source: Pelosilosi: Democrats Won't Back A Debt Deal With Benefit Cuts considers there to be fire where the smoke reises. Both Bernie Snders and Whitehouse have spoken out against this. Clearly they know something of these talks and are opposed to what has been placed on the table.

[Richardo]

26. Thankfully, the 'overall mood' on DU has little if anything to do with the real world

[pnwmom]

39. That's what I'm counting on. Especially since it's so easily manipulated. n/t

[jaysunb]

40. +1

I don't think I've ever met such a gullible bunch in my life. :evilfrown:

[muffin1]

47. So...

Pelosi, Sanders and Whitehouse are all lying?

[Marr]

27. So what? I'm told the president isn't a dictator.

I figure the Republicans should be completely immobilized so long as they don't have 60 Senators. Hell, we should be able to push our agenda pretty damned hard if we just have a respectable majority in the House and nowhere else. Right?

[stuckinarut]

28. Stay away from the flame...

with all that straw!!!


Straw-man, get it?

[L0oniX]

29. ***

[edhopper]

30. Let me get this straight

Obama disappoints us with his continuing backing away from any progressive policy.
Not being more aggressive and progressive then results in a lackluster economy and an apathetic electorate, who stay home and allow the GOP a big win.
Rather than learn his lesson and embrace the progressive ideas, he retreats further into the GOP agenda,
And WE are warned of the dangers if we don't get in line.
I got that right, Bunky?

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[pnwmom]

43. That's exactly what Nader said when people were worried he'd help Bush get elected.

He thought in the long run that would help the country. What a crock.

A Republican Presidency will just pull us into a much deeper hole.

[cherokeeprogressive]

33. It won't be DU who causes a President Bachmann...

It might be the poor performance of Barack Obama as President though, if it indeed happens.

[cherokeeprogressive]

34. It won't be DU who causes a President Bachmann...

It might be the poor performance of Barack Obama as President though, if it indeed happens.

[pnwmom]

44. Every progressive who doesn't vote will have helped put her in office. n/t

[QED]

35. Or even scarier, President Goodhair.

I'm scared s%#tless of a President Perry.

[ixion]

36. Bachmann's social conservatism won't play well nationally

so I'll have to disagree.

[pnwmom]

37. I agree. With so many progressives staying home, she'll have a clear path. n/t

[dflprincess]

52. I'm not staying home & I'm not voting for Republicans

and that includes the ones who put a "D" after their names.

[fascisthunter]

42. effneemornibnodbluh

:silly:

[senseandsensibility]

46. yawn

How original. I've never heard that before.

[Evoman]

49. Third parties are out? Well, don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.

[Harry Callahan]

50. Judging from the number of Bachmann threads, she is quite popular...

[LonePirate]

51. Obama is closer on the political spectrum to Bachmann than he is to most everyone here at DU.

Is there really that much of a difference between then two?

[frylock]

53. that would be great. we could all go back to hating the wars!!

oh how i miss those marches.

[mzteris]

54. ayuh. See what happened the last time

"they" got their undies in a twist and "didn't vote"? We got the likes of Scot F'ing Walker as governor in Wisconsin and those other cretinous teabag governors.

See my tagline for my opinion.

[Union Scribe]

55. And if you don't eat the rest of your peas, Baba Yaga will get you.

Please tell me this isn't how you regularly deal with the adults in your life.

[Canuckistanian]

57. Money? There's money involved?

I'm shocked, SHOCKED.

[kath]

58. So be it. I will not vote for anyone who cuts SS and Medicare.

Period.

[Liberal_in_LA]

59. yep. with Palin on the Supreme court