a liar, or just plain stupider than a lavatory plunger?

[realthog]

I report, you decide. Well, in fact, it's Harper's Weekly that reports:

The House and Senate reached agreement on a $789 billion economic-stimulus plan, which President Barack Obama is expected to sign into law despite a lack of support from Republicans. "When Roosevelt did this," said Representative Steve Austria (R., Ohio), "he put our country into a Great Depression. That's just history."

Um, no, Rep. Austria. It's not.

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[tomaq.livejournal.com]

I think they did. They seem to think he pisses off liberals. Which is really all they have left.

Not to sound like a broken record, but I was afraid Palin/Plumber would WORK. McC lost states no Repub had any business losing. This party has been reduced to the status of gadfly and irritant. I'm sorry there's not a more intelligent and well-meaning opposition.

What astounds me is that Obama came in seeming to think he needed to cater to them. I wonder what he thinks now.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry there's not a more intelligent and well-meaning opposition."

I think it's appalling for the nation that there's not a sane, consructive, intelligent opposition party in sight. My guess is that Obama thinks the same and is trying to coax the GOP into acting as one; but surely he must resign himself pretty soon, if he hasn't already, to the fact that the current crop of fruitbats, mythologists and treasonous crooks is unlikely ever to come round. He'd be better off, if keen on public bipartisanship, to import a few Greens into his cabinet.

As you imply, he might as well start simply ignoring the Congress GOPers and their rabid media attack dogs and concentrate on getting the job done.