Obama vows to 'get the job done' with Republicans

Time will tell if Obama will actually try to work with the opposition party. Good government is based on the ability to compromise. U.S. Senators and U.S. Congressmen will represent their constituents, who have wide ranging, individual concerns. The Congress will send bills to the President and the President will either sign them or he won't. The question is, will there be two more years of stalemate or two years of compromise?

That won't be hard for him as he has basically continued the Republican neoliberal agenda, handing more power to private corporations and the military industry.

Obama said that unless Congress takes action by the end of the year, he will order a reduction in deportations of working immigrants living in the country illegally.

The American people sent a message to Obama, and obviously he wasn't listening.

Sorry to dampen the party for all the conservatives out there but please enjoy your last 2 years of power. 

"Obama said he is eager to hear Republican ideas for governing together, citing construction of roads, bridges and other facilities as one area ripe for cooperation."

The GOP already killed an infrastructure bill. They clearly didn't think Americans deserve safer bridges and better roads.

"Obama said he is eager to hear Republican ideas..."

Lol! :-) Everyone knows the GOP doesn't have any ideas.  It's funny seeing conservatives even on JT thinking that saying 'no' to an idea is an idea in itself. :-)

Great thing is, the last time the GOP was in power, they gifted us a global economic meltdown, 2 unwinnable wars, and a skyrocketing federal deficit.   A majority of Americans are clearly gluttons for punishment and think the punishment they had inflicted on them by the last GOP administration wasn't enough.

2 more years of GOP control (albeit with Obama's veto) is only going to deliver more of the same destruction and another WH victory for Dems in 2016.

As I said, sorry to dampen the party for all the conservatives out there - party while you still can, haha, you've just signed your own permanent electoral death warrant.

This may actually end up being a good thing for America. Finally the Republicans won't have a unidirectional focus on simply opposing Obama no matter what he and the democrats propose, but may actually make some efforts to move forward for the country. And if/when they overstep and try to do something ridiculous (which they almost definitely will), Obama can veto it to keep them in check. It's possible we may see the most productive America since the Clinton administration.

A misleading headline regarding the arrogant, stubborn, and narcissist Obama is going to get the jobs done with new congress. Obama said this midterm was a referendum on his policy, and today he failed to even take any accountability at all. Harry Reid has blocked bills that sit on his desk in shielding the demigod Obama in the last six years. Nothing else so blind, than those who refuse to see. Obama has no substance and can not be counted as a factor to thew country, except himself. It is applied to Obamabots who still worshiping the demigod out there. Obstruction and self serving will be more often on the menu of Obama's WH in the next two years.

Finally the Republicans won't have a unidirectional focus on simply opposing Obama no matter what he and the democrats propose, but may actually make some efforts to move forward for the country.

While that is a possibility, it's just as likely the American people will become witnesses to Republican infighting now that they've gotten access to the chicken coop. Cruz wants to shut down the government and McConnell says "No way."

This is going to get interesting. But watch that agenda and these two words: Dodd-Frank. The Republicans can't wait to let their banker and high-finance friends run loose again.

Only the GOP could blow a good thing by winning.

Now, unfortunately for them, they'll have to do something they have repeatedly demonstrated they cannot do: 

govern.

Oh, and take responsibility for bills with their names on them.

Global Liberals - time to don sunglasses and lay back in those deck chairs and watch the oncoming infighting, backstabbing and terminal implosion of the Right.

It won't even take 2 years for the GOP to cause more havoc and economic and social destruction. I'm confidant they can do it in 1.

Once the wreckage clears, it'll be another Dem moving into the WH in '16.

Sorry conservatives, you won.

You blew it. :-)

Good times! :-)

^Deluded as ever.

And if/when they overstep and try to do something ridiculous (which they almost definitely will), Obama can veto it to keep them in check. It's possible we may see the most productive America since the Clinton administration.

So one would expect Obama to get the message like Clinton did in a similar circumstance and work with Republicans on something like welfare reform? Not likely. Obama is too ideologically rigid and will likely do something like granting de facto amnesty to 4 or 5 million illegal aliens and essentially kill any possibility of accomplishing anything via the normal democratic method over the remainder of his term in office. Before Obama the legislature used to write the laws rather than having them handed down by decree from the King (in this case - Messiah).

Without Harry Reid shielding him from actually engaging in the law making process, it will be fun watching Obama flail around in self righteous indignation at the political isolation that the voters have condemned him to. He isn't powerless to change his fate. But unlike Clinton, Obama is unable to work with people who think differently than himself. He will not be unable to reinvent himself. He just doesn't have it in him.

Sorry to dampen the party for all the conservatives out there but please enjoy your last 2 years of power.

You said that before about the 2010 midterm and also said that after the reelection of Obama, Repubs couldn't get voted in for anything. Well, hate to burst your bubble, but did you watch the news last night?

"Obama said he is eager to hear Republican ideas for governing together, citing construction of roads, bridges and other facilities as one area ripe for cooperation."

Could be now that Reid is not there anymore as majority leader to block a lot of so many legislation that were brought to the Senate and just sat on his desk collecting dust.

The GOP already killed an infrastructure bill. They clearly didn't think Americans deserve safer bridges and better roads.

The Dems cut NASA and were trying to cut our military, apparently they don't think we need a strong military or ANY advanced Space program.

"Obama said he is eager to hear Republican ideas..." That would be an absolute first for this president. A serious Kodak moment.

Lol! :-) Everyone knows the GOP doesn't have any ideas. It's funny seeing conservatives even on JT thinking that saying 'no' to an idea is an idea in itself. :-)

Dems have a lot of ideas and as a result of those ideas, they got replaced last night because of their brilliant ideas and leadership...or lack of it.

Great thing is, the last time the GOP was in power, they gifted us a global economic meltdown, 2 unwinnable wars, and a skyrocketing federal deficit. A majority of Americans are clearly gluttons for punishment and think the punishment they had inflicted on them by the last GOP administration wasn't enough.

Obama tripled the deficit to about 18 Trillion and still printing money, more than 64% of soldiers that died in Afghanistan, died during the first 2 years of his admin. Of over 1500 soldiers, lied about Obamacare and Keeping your doctor, fast and furious scandal. The IRS bullying, politically and the confiscation of conservative financial records, the VA hospital scandal. Stalling on the Keystone pipeline, won't close our borders, won't stand up to Putin, went back on his infamous RED LINE promise to Assad, allowing Iran to build a Nuclear weapon, he traded Bergdahl (a deserter) for 5 of the most dangerous Jihadists that rival OBL or worse, screws over our biggest allies in the ME Israel and the Kurds and on and on....

It seems like A majority of Americans are clearly gluttons for punishment and think the punishment they had inflicted on them by this current Democratic administration wasn't enough.

2 more years of GOP control (albeit with Obama's veto) is only going to deliver more of the same destruction and another WH victory for Dems in 2016.

And what happens if you're wrong like last time?

As I said, sorry to dampen the party for all the conservatives out there - party while you still can, haha, you've just signed your own permanent electoral death warrant.

I remember DEMS saying that in 2008 Lol

2010 won the House 2014 retake the Senate and GAINED seats in the House

I understand you are frustrated and angry and have no other outlet to vent, but the PEOPLE have spoken, the Dems had their chance for 6 long years, controlled in the beginning all 3 branches of government and they did NOTHING.

Congratulation to GOPs. It will take time for Obama and Dem to gain back American people's confidenxe. Wxonomicm Waea, ir is mess now.

Reasons for Obama's steep decline in popularity:

Coffee cup salute to Marines. Drawing a red line for Syria and then chickening out when Assad crossed it. Playing golf 8 minutes after TV press statement on Foley beheading. Toothless sanctions on Putin and his oligarch pals, when Russia annexed Crimea Not getting involved and making a stand as president on Trayvon shooting. Not getting involved and making a stand as president on Michael Brown murder. Not censuring Japan becoming a warlike militarised country under Shinzo Abe. Getting his butt kicked multiple times on the international stage by Putin. Always muttering the self-defeating cowardly Mantra - "No boots on the ground" suggesting that US soldiers are so afraid of combat. Insolent attitude towards Israel which is fighting for its life among enemies.

Here is a summary of Obama's pressie:

"Yes, we didn't do as well as expected, but that's because you lame-os didn't bother voting, and that's not my fault. I reckon I might have to talk to those folks on the other side, and maybe I'll make some compromises, but only if they offer exactly what I demand. Um, so, wonder how many rounds of golf I can squeeze in in the next two years before I have to find a job or some suckers to pay me for making rambling, pointless speeches that I'll have to write for myself. Be cool, y'all. "

Contrary to some TV pundits, the numbers of Black voters was not as low as they would have you to believe. Blacks voted in larger numbers than expected. Yet the Dems didn't win in some of their elections where there were majority of Black voters helped defeat the GOP in previous elections.

Where was the attitude and mentality from the Dems when they had both House and Senate of working with compromise and reaching across the aisle? Now why do they want to change their tune? I hope that the GOP doesn't fall into that same trap. Some Dem ideas are good some not so good, but on the same token Dems need to realize that they can't get it all.

If Obama would have come out with a more concilatory tone, he may be able to come out of this a little better. But he didn't and we can expect to see 2 more years of bickering.

Here's what I see happening, the move to undermine Obama will not come from the GOP, but from the Dems specifically Bill and Hillary. The more he digs in and doesn't accept that the people don't want all of the things on his agenda, this will make Hillary less marketable. They have a massive political machine that is starting to rev up, and they don't need him to bring them down. I forsee that Hillary will distance herself from some of the decisions she made as Sec. State, and use the old adage "I was only following orders." You will start to see more and more of these things come out to distance herself from that arm of the Dem party.

Yes, we didn't do as well as expected, but that's because you lame-os didn't bother voting, and that's not my fault.

Well, John Galt, I agree with you for once (犬も歩けば棒に当たる, as they say.) It is, though, very much Obama's fault, and he knows it. This is where it gets interesting.

Statistics show that this election was decided by white people much over 30 years of age. The younger people and minorities just didn't turn out. This is normal for a mid-term, but why would they? Obama, as leader of the Democratic party, provided no inspiration.

It's not entirely his fault, of course, but one learns as an adult that even when something is not entirely one's fault, it still is. Obama is too centrist, too status quo. He continues programs that liberals and libertarians abhor, and he postpones actions that his base would fully support (such as executive action on immigration). By far the greatest concern expressed by voters in exit reports was stagnant wages. Sure, the economy is growing - and that is thanks to Obama and his tenacious push of stimulus measures in spite of GOP opposition - but most 100% of economic gains since 2008 have gone to the top 5%. A rising tide certainly does NOT lift all boats.

There will be a postmortem, of course, and my guess is that the biggest winner of this election is Elizabeth Warren. Just as Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal hastily advised the GOP to not be the "stupid party" (before realizing that's not the way to get ahead in the GOP and, despite being a doctor, take the "Well, I'm not a scientist" evasion), the Dems must learn not to be the cautious, centrist party. Give the majority of American citizens something to believe in, a worthwhile reason to turn out at the polls, and they will come; otherwise, they will not.

John Chiat this morning wrote that the only thing preventing a full takeover of the GOP is Hillary Clinton, and for once, I disagree. The postmortem will strengthen the further left and the libertarians, and while the GOP Congress is pushing abortion restrictions and further tax cuts for the rich, a new coalition will be made.

Time to put that vetos and executive orders to work, republicans don't want compromise they want submission Obama already offers them everything they want everytime at this point they're just demanding purely republican ideas and legistation.

As Obama wants to implement liberal Democratic ideas. They BOTH have to come to a middle ground and come up with a compromise, otherwise nothing will ever get passed or done.

Anyone claiming Obama has not tried to work with republicans or compromise is just willfully ignorant at this point the man bends over backwards to try to please them everytime they've just demonized him to the point where if he says yes they have to turn around and say no

Willfully ignorant?? I want to throw up every time I hear that. If all that were remotely true, just a smidgeon of it, the Dems would still be in the Senate! This is the problem, Liberals have a very myopic skewed vision of their version of reality and the actual, factual reality of what is going on. Obama, even today took a smug like attitude, he's pissed off and never realized that the people could turn on him, but Obama never really was a bipartisan president. He was divisive and took the attitude it's my way or the highway. If he wants to do what he wants and wants to bypass congress, then why have a congress?

Get what job done? given his singular lack of success over the last years i doubt it. seems he will be giving more jobs than doing them

He should have vowed to "get the job done" ON republicans.

arrestpaul: "Time will tell if Obama will actually try to work with the opposition party."

Other way around, partner. The party of 'no' is now forced with a very difficult decision: they have to stop saying 'no', or they will most definitely lose it all in 2016. It isn't Obama who's failed to work with Republicans, it's simply been Republicans saying 'no' and filibustering everything under the sun (how many filibusters since Obama took office vs. those the last time a Republican was in office?). The good news for the Democrats, and bad news for a fickle electorate who will vote in the opposition simply for a change, Republicans are ALREADY proving they have absolutely no plans to do anything now that they can no longer just say 'no' and oppose everything. Now is the perfect change for them to LEAD and show they are ready to govern again and win the WH back in 2016, but what are they doing? You have Boehner and McConnel saying they need to 'reach across the aisle' and 'compromise', and you have Cruz who wants to shut down the government and scrap everything Obama has tried to do, and other conservatives saying, "Why does the winning side have to compromise"? Yup, the in-fighting has begun already, and all the Dems have to do is sit back and watch the train-wreck that is the GOP get worse.

Congrats, voters. You made your bed. Even right-wing posters on here are already on the defensive!

Obamas response to the election drubbing was just about the most arrogant statement I have ever heard from a politician.

Clearly he does not get that this vote was not one "for" the republicans but one against his politicis.

And he stands there and declares that he was elected by "all people" and will continue to make legislation that the congress "does not like".

Unbelievable hubris.

Even alone, deciding things by himself with unprecedented presidential powers he can't get things done. He can't even work with other democrats. He is more than happy to get the job done on the golf course and mail in the last year or so.

@smith

You are such a partisan. If your party were in power, you'd have that "suck it up and deal with it attitude." Now the Dems lose and that's the only thing you can say? All this partisanship is what's wrong with the country.

Yes, let's be sure to end the partisan attacks... as soon as I finish my comment...

What is the actual appeal of the "new" House and Senate leaders: Chain smoking, bourbon quaffing throwbacks like Boehner and McConnell. These are the fresh faces of the Republican revolution? No wonder Ted Cruz is being a backstabber.

Shoganai Obama. It had to be. This is the only way Hillary Clinton will be the next president of America. It was ordained and so be it. Prophesy has to be fulfilled.

You had one hand tied behind you in carrying out your duties, now both hands are tied. It's for a reason. Whatever happens to the economy and the country in the next two years time is to convince the American people that the GOP is not the answer. It is to their (GOP) own detriment that they have won, and only time will tell.

Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the next president of The United States of America in 2016.

bass4funk: "Now the Dems lose and that's the only thing you can say? All this partisanship is what's wrong with the country."

That's another thing the Repubs are suddenly saying -- "all this partisanship is what's wrong", as though it never existed before and was never embraced by them in the past. And it certainly does not exist amongst the GOP members themselves, does it?

"Ok, now that you got that out, can you make a comment without a personal meaningless attack?"

They may be personal, but they're not all that 'meaningless' when they point out how useless Boehner and Co. are. I mean, we're talking about the guy who LITERALLY wanted to sue the president, then later proclaimed that it was just Democrat gossip (with Palin saying they should sue, and Boehner again saying they never said that, etc.), and wanting to impeach, etc. Now they have the same problems as always -- they've been so busy saying 'no' all the time, they don't know how they are actually going to deal with the problems, so you have all the deer-in-headlights pics coming out. They got what they wanted, now they have to do what they never wanted -- try to lead. They'll fail, and are already failing as has been pointed out by EVERY media save Fox (who blew it so many times in election coverage they actually have blooper reels already! Worthless media group, FOX is! Full of hacks).

Sorry the facts hurt, but facts they are. The Republicans are screwed because they cannot work together, and even a day after elections are panicking. Just look at how defensive you're getting yourself.

It seems some conservatives on this thread are exhibiting their trademark selective memories again. :-)

Obama bent over backwards in debt negotiations to compromise with Republicans, even by putting Medicare on the table.

What was the Republicans' response?

Shut down the government anyway.

It's pretty funny to see conservatives on this thread gloating over this election win - the fact they are just underlines how little they know about their own country's politics, and - yet again and as usual - it's the Global Libs who have to educate them.  

The writing's on the wall now for the GOP. They cannot and do not function with the TP. GOPpers kicked a handful of TP candidates out, which has only given us a preview of the bloody backstabbing that will happen on the Right over the next 2 years.

The GOP simply cannot govern. Virtually everything they do is anti-American. Do they have fresh, workable ideas? No, they have no ideas.

All they excel in is skyrocketing the national debt, spreading and enabling destruction, bowing down to their Wall St paymasters, and shafting the 99%.

Shanique Smith nailed it - a Democrat will become president in 2016.

Sorry, conservatives, you lost the war last night.

Have fun kicking yourselves out of power over the next 2 years. :-)

 

Good luck! Nothing's worked so far.

Sushi Sake:

" Obama bent over backwards in debt negotiations to compromise with Republicans, even by putting Medicare on the table. "

No he did not. That is your selective memory again. Obama has never compromised on anything, and will not do now. Look forward to a bunch of "executive orders" emanating your community organizer in chief during the next two years.

" Have fun kicking yourselves out of power over the next 2 years. :-) "

They might do that. The Republicans seems to have a habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Reading many of these comments reminds me of a marriage counseling session: "He never compromises on anything!" "Yes, he does - he often tries to meet you halfway!"

One problem might be in the inability of one side to distinguish between "compromise" and "capitulate", and until (and unless) this misunderstanding is overcome, no progress will be made.

Obama has never compromised on anything

If that were true, you'd have a single-payer health care system now.

Looks like people got sick and rired of Economic and War mess. now, GOPS have to select Presidential Candidate who are attractive than Hillary and Bill. Both visited Nevada recently and Nevada people were excited to see them just like beauty contests.

"Sorry to dampen the party for all the conservatives out there but please enjoy your last 2 years of power."

Or, sorry to dampen the party for all the liberals out there but please enjoy your last two years in the White House.

WilliB: "Obama has never compromised on anything, and will not do now"

Mate, 5 seconds on Google was all it took to prove that wild claim is completely baseless. 

"In debt talks, Obama offers Social Security cuts"

www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-debt-talks-obama-offers-social-security-cuts/2011/07/06/gIQA2sFO1H_story.html

That was easy.  :-)

Again, as I said above, it's the Global Liberals who have to educate American conservatives about their own country's politics. 

And let's look at some more fun facts you have probably never heard of - and reason why Obama is one heck of a good community organizer, not to mention president.

Under Obama - 

The stock market continues to set new records since Obama has been in office (The Dow Jones Industrial averages reached an all-time high of 17,098 in August)

There's been 63 straight months of economic expansion

The longest period of private sector job creation in American history

Unemployment has dropped from 10.1% in October of 2009 to 5.9% and projected to reach 5.4% by summer of 2015.

10-odd million more people covered by health insurance.

The Federal budget deficit is shrinking and has been reduced by two-thirds since 2009.

Under Obama, spending has increased only 1.4% annually, the lowest rate since Eisenhower was president

More here ==> 14 Facts About The Obama Presidency That Most People Don’t Know

http://jeff61b.hubpages.com/hub/14-Facts-About-The-Obama-Presidency-That-Most-People-Dont-Know

Conservatives are blind to the reality around them. 

Their loss. 

@smith

they've been so busy saying 'no' all the time, they don't know how they are actually going to deal with the problems, so you have all the deer-in-headlights pics coming out.

Hey, after 6 years of Dems in the office, they ran over the deer, backed up and ran over it some more. Where I come from we call that overkill and that pretty much describes Democratic rule. They didn't solve all these problems then and they didn't solve them until the bitter end either.

They got what they wanted, now they have to do what they never wanted -- try to lead.

Smith, I'm still wondering when the Dems will lead. My clock is ticking, Obama has about 805 more days to go and sure he got OBL and passed Obamacare, so where did he lead? In fact, where was his leadership all these years? On the Basketball court or playing 18 holes?

They'll fail, and are already failing as has been pointed out by EVERY media save Fox (who blew it so many times in election coverage they actually have blooper reels already! Worthless media group, FOX is! Full of hacks).

Sorry, but I'm just going to gloss over that comment, I'm not even going to respond on a childish outburst like that. It's kinda like, I know what you are, but what am I. Come on, Smith....

Sorry the facts hurt, but facts they are. The Republicans are screwed because they cannot work together, and even a day after elections are panicking. Just look at how defensive you're getting yourself.

The Dems weren't even working, let alone trying to work alongside the Republicans. One thing is for sure, I am excited to see Reid pack his stuff, for me that is the highlight of this entire election. That is a pounding, hard-hitting fact! Can I get a Whoop, whoop?!!

@sushi

It seems some conservatives on this thread are exhibiting their trademark selective memories again. :-)

What? That Obama is THE worst president to occupy the WH surpassing Jimmy Carter? Ok, at least Obama doesn't that God awful sweater and babbles about a looming energy crisis every hour.

Obama bent over backwards in debt negotiations to compromise with Republicans, even by putting Medicare on the table.

As they say, if you tell a lie long enough, you will eventually believe it.

What was the Republicans' response?

Shut down the government anyway.

Everyone can have a screw up and that wasn't one of their finest moments, but I was happy that they at least didn't take it up the pipe from this president, but it seems to have paid off, ironically. Every cloud has a silver lining.

It's pretty funny to see conservatives on this thread gloating over this election win - the fact they are just underlines how little they know about their own country's politics, and - yet again and as usual - it's the Global Libs who have to educate them.

I'm gloating NOT because I love to see Dems squirm or that I hate the majority of them, I gloat because they thought their **** don't stank! They actually believed that the public is happy with their policies and the people gave a thunderous statement, NO! There are so many races where the Republicans won and technically should have lost, that tells you the people are SICK AND TIRED of these failed liberal policies, they got hit with a sea of red, I was even shocked and had NO idea that the Dems were getting trounced to the tune of biblical proportions. The problem with Dems is that, they cannot see beyond the next election cycle, they ONLY think about winning and accumulating more votes, but to offer a viable solution and to listen to their constituents, sooner or later, the people will turn on you and they did. So Dems need to put their stubborn foolish pride aside, let the egos go and stop trying to radicalize and to stop trying to turn the US into Europe, don't threaten people in the coal industry, even Obama mentioning he wanted to shut down the industry doesn't sit well with so many people that depend on coal for their livelihood and Obama threatening these hard working people.... When he did that, he signed himself and his party a death warrant.

The writing's on the wall now for the GOP. They cannot and do not function with the TP. GOPpers kicked a handful of TP candidates out, which has only given us a preview of the bloody backstabbing that will happen on the Right over the next 2 years.

The GOP simply cannot govern. Virtually everything they do is anti-American. Do they have fresh, workable ideas? No, they have no ideas.

The Dems had all the ideas, but they were too radical for any of that crap to be implemented and with good reason. They had 6 long years, the first 3 controlled all 3 branches and in 2010 lost the House, today lost the Senate.

All they excel in is skyrocketing the national debt, spreading and enabling destruction, bowing down to their Wall St paymasters, and shafting the 99%.

Sorry, but Obama tripled it and he still has 805 days left, that is a whole lot of time to increase more spending from this president.

Shanique Smith nailed it - a Democrat will become president in 2016.

Dems also confidently said, they will maintain control of the House, what happened, then they said, they will maintain the Senate and look what happened. Hmmmm.....

Sorry, conservatives, you lost the war last night.

Have fun kicking yourselves out of power over the next 2 years. :-)

One thing I really love is to see people so angry, helpless, they can't do anything but sit and take it. Sushi, you must be the only person in the world that believes the Conservatives lost last night. Ok...maybe Debbie Wasserman Shultz believes like you as well.

No he did not. That is your selective memory again. Obama has never compromised on anything, and will not do now. Look forward to a bunch of "executive orders" emanating your community organizer in chief during the next two years.

The Dems are in the situation that they are in because This president and his party are so divisive, rude, over confident and think that we have a one party system and that's where I take issue with. The Dems are in such denial. It's astounding. Even thin skinned Obama was so pissed off today. His face: priceless!

so where did he lead? In fact, where was his leadership all these years? On the Basketball court or playing 18 holes?

If you ever came out of the bubble, you'd know.

The Dems are in the situation that they are in because This president and his party are so divisive, rude, over confident and think that we have a one party system

That's got to be a typo, because you are describing the Republicans to a Tee. Once again I can't tell if you are being ironic on purpose, or if you really truly believe the hype you are spouting.

Hope the Repulcans tell obama "we won" every time they meet with him.

If you ever came out of the bubble, you'd know.

What you really meant to say is Obama needs to leave his bubble and step into the realm of reality and yet, the Sainted anointed one still believes that everyone is on his side, but after a few days, reality will set in.

That's got to be a typo, because you are describing the Republicans to a Tee. Once again I can't tell if you are being ironic on purpose, or if you really truly believe the hype you are spouting.

No, stranger, I meant the DEMOCRATS. NOT a hype, everyone and virtually almost every article and we're talking about the liberal press do often say, the Dems have problems with attitude and they really thought nothing would bring their ***** down even Kryptonite.

Cheer up, buddy.

This week, Americans finally rose up and gave a grand display of exactly how they feel about the far-left tyranny bordering on dictatorship of the last six years. But of course, liberals are by nature delusional, and will refuse to accept it as true.

This morning here in the U.S. the liberal talking heads are tumbling all over themselves trying to explain it away, as their feeble minds try to make sense of it. But the majority of voting Americans can take comfort in the fact that the far left encroachment of government we have endured for six horrible years has at last been recognized for what it is: a philosophy of ignorance, enslavement and destruction.

Not in eighty years has the voting public so utterly expressed their feelings about a political agenda. The people who liberals thought were helplessly under their thumb for six years jumped out and clocked them, deliberately and with malice. The majority of voting citizens despise obama's unchecked oligarchy that has been demolishing our republic for too long.

The leftist U.S. press will make every effort now to re-defined what happened, but everyone around the world knows what it was. A rebuke of far leftism, sure and simple. Make no mistake, this was not a vote of "compromise" with our liberal oppressors -- this was a vote to make them shut up and get out of our lives.

This week, Americans finally rose up and gave a grand display

The "grand display" is of an Aggie rooster who believes his crowing makes the sun rise.

The turn-out was 36% -- four percentage points less than the turnout for the 2010 midterms. Americans were "rising" -- more of them sat back and voted for "none of the above" by not voting at all.

Secondly, most races were decided within a few percentage points. So among the 36% of eligible voters we're looking at around 20% of all voters who are supposedly making this "rebuke." Among that 20%, there is a substantial percentage who are simply voting against the incumbent or against Congress in general. All boiled down, the number of American people who are positively pro-Republican is not likely to be all that impressive.

Not in eighty years has the voting public so utterly expressed their feelings about a political agenda.

LOL! If only they gave away awards for pure bombast.

The "grand display" is of an Aggie rooster who believes his crowing makes the sun rise.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, but they won.

The turn-out was 36% -- four percentage points less than the turnout for the 2010 midterms. Americans were "rising" -- more of them sat back and voted for "none of the above" by not voting at all.

Doesn't matter, look at the race in Kentucky, Grimes ran a horrible campaign and McConnell has a mostly 54% female staff and more women overwhelmingly came out and voted for him as did many other women for Republicans in general. Habits, it doesn't matter what number or percentage you put up, a win is a win, that's it.

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/10/22/poll-women-plan-to-vote-for-republicans-in-midterms-n1908484

http://theweek.com/article/index/269527/why-isnt-alison-lundergan-grimes-beating-mitch-mcconnell-among-women-voters

Secondly, most races were decided within a few percentage points. So among the 36% of eligible voters we're looking at around 20% of all voters who are supposedly making this "rebuke." Among that 20%, there is a substantial percentage who are simply voting against the incumbent or against Congress in general.

Yes, you are right, but a win is a win.

Republicans were winning in states where they normally wouldn't, that means without a doubt people are angry and they are rejecting all of Obama's failing policies, there is no other way to put it. If you think the people are happy with Obama, then you are living in a dream world and sadly, most liberals and even the president need another few days for the reality bug to set in, but it eventually will, Yabits.

All boiled down, the number of American people who are positively pro-Republican is not likely to be all that impressive.

Yeah, but they still overwhelmingly won, deal with it. We had to deal with 6 years of an incompetent president and his admin. You can deal with an all Republican congress, now all Obama needs to do is reach out to the Republicans if he wants to get anything done, but the brakes will be applied and it's NOT going to be as easy as before, because he won't have Reid or Holder to protect and create that buffer zone around him. You can also say Goodbye to any possible Supreme court nominee getting confirmation in a snap, that won't happen either and thank God for that!

LOL! If only they gave away awards for pure bombast.

Hey, Obama got a prize from the Norwegians for being Obama, now that's hilarious!!

bass4funk: "That Obama is THE worst president to occupy the WH surpassing Jimmy Carter?"

Haha, :-) Willful ignorance of reality. 

I already posted this:

14 Facts About The Obama Presidency That Most People Don’t Know

http://jeff61b.hubpages.com/hub/14-Facts-About-The-Obama-Presidency-That-Most-People-Dont-Know

SushiSake4: "Obama bent over backwards in debt negotiations to compromise with Republicans, even by putting Medicare on the table.

bass4funk: As they say, if you tell a lie long enough, you will eventually believe it.

Not really. You willfully chose to ignore this, too:

"In debt talks, Obama offers Social Security cuts"

www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-debt-talks-obama-offers-social-security-cuts/2011/07/06/gIQA2sFO1H_story.html

That's fact. That's reality, although I know why you're ignoring it: making up your own report is more fun, even when it's flat wrong. :-)

SushiSake4: What was the Republicans' response? Shut down the government anyway.

bass4funk: Everyone can have a screw up and that wasn't one of their finest moments,

So, shutting down the government was a "screw up"?

Mate, they did it purposely.  That's economic terrorism. You supported it as did millions of other Americans.

No surprises there. You're a big part of the problem you hate so much. Do you realize that?

bass4funk: "I'm gloating NOT because I love to see Dems squirm or that I hate the majority of them, I gloat because they thought their **** don't stank!"

Again, you're not actually living in reality here.  In fact, you're ignoring it.

Here's what you also conveniently ignored from my last post.

For your viewing pleasure: :-)

Under Obama - 

The stock market continues to set new records since Obama has been in office (The Dow Jones Industrial averages reached an all-time high of 17,098 in August)

There's been 63 straight months of economic expansion

The longest period of private sector job creation in American history

Unemployment has dropped from 10.1% in October of 2009 to 5.9% and projected to reach 5.4% by summer of 2015.

10-odd million more people covered by health insurance.

The Federal budget deficit is shrinking and has been reduced by two-thirds since 2009.

Under Obama, spending has increased only 1.4% annually, the lowest rate since Eisenhower was president

Bass4funk:  "They actually believed that the public is happy with their policies and the people gave a thunderous statement, NO!"

Thanks FOX? 

bass4funk: "The problem with Dems is that, they cannot see beyond the next election cycle, they ONLY think about winning and accumulating more votes,"

Mate. Are you serious? Pretty much all politicians do this. 

bass4funk: "The Dems had all the ideas, but they were too radical for any of that crap to be implemented and with good reason."

LOL! Introducing universal healthcare - too radical? Mostly the rest of the world has had this for years. The US is finally catching up.

Looking after and trying to protect the environment, too radical? Only got one planet, mate.

Trying to get out of 2 unwinnable wars? Too radical?

That's pretty funny. :-)

Bass, your comments are off the charts.  Reality it on the other room. I realize you're frustrated but please at least try to get at least a few of your facts straight.  :-)

Obama declared that even though he was not on the ballot, his policies definitely were. The president admitted that this was a referendum on his policies therefore endorsing the Republicans campaign strategy. The result? A historic beat down. He lost the Senate and Harry Reid's protection from facing up to difficult legislative issues. He lost more Governor's seats and there are now 33 states headed by a Republican. He gave his opponents more seats in the US House than they have head in over 80 years.

Obama's leadership deficiencies will now be exposed. Expect to see Obama double down on his far Left ideology and more blame shifting.

"Make no mistake, my policies are on the ballot, every one of them" -- B. Obama

The American voters told him this week where to stick those policies!

Wolfpack, Obama's "leadership deficiencies also delivered: 

A record high stock market.

No new wars.

63 straight months of economic expansion

The longest period of private sector job creation in American history

Unemployment has dropped from 10.1% in October of 2009 to 5.9% and projected to reach 5.4% by summer of 2015.

10-odd million more people covered by health insurance.

A reduction in the Federal budget deficit by two-thirds since 2009.

Under Obama, spending has increased only 1.4% annually, the lowest rate since Eisenhower was president.

What do you say about that? 

Anything?  I'm fully expecting you to ignore these facts because they just don't fit with the untruths  you so desperately want to believe are true.

Bass4funk is just the same.

Under the GOP, here's what we got last time:

A global economic meltdown

2 unwinnable wars 

And you just voted the same pack of losers/economic terrorists back in again.

Well done, mate, well done....

"Make no mistake, my policies are on the ballot, every one of them" -- B. Obama

Precisely. This election was simply a repudiation of Obamaism. Can't say it is an endorsement of the GOP because they haven't had the power to do anything - at least on the national level. It is more mixed in the States. Scott Walker has now won election in Wisconsin three times in the last four years. The Left has thrown everything they have at him in a left of center state and have struck out. Pretty remarkable degree of futility.

Obama essentially threw his own party under the bus when he declared his policies on the ballot. This comment would have been considered a gaff except him kept repeating it. For Obama it's always about him. His arrogance is remarkable.

Wolfpack, ok, so you're just going to ignore Obama's pretty significant list of achievements (see my post above, nome of it partisan) and keep on bashing the guy despite the great deal of good he's clearly done?

I'm ok with that. It's what I fully expected you to do anyway. 

Wolfpack, Obama's "leadership deficiencies also delivered:

A record high stock market.

For people like me, it's great, I agree. I have money and people with money tend to invest more, the people that don't which are the majority can't invest, therefore, they don't reap any benefits.

No new wars.

Actually, yes.

You forgot about ISIS, that is a WAR! Yeah, we got side tracked because of the election, but they're still chopping off heads and they are still there and a threat and this president is still fiddling around with one toe in the pool.

63 straight months of economic expansion

Where? Which market section are we talking about? How many of those were private sector jobs? So that's why the corporate tax rate is 40% and businesses are leaving faster than listening to another Obama speech!

The longest period of private sector job creation in American history

That's not even remotely true, Sushi!

So that's why so many Blacks who by the way have supported Obama by 93% are are suffering the most under any other president in US history. Hispanics fall in second.

Unemployment has dropped from 10.1% in October of 2009 to 5.9% and projected to reach 5.4% by summer of 2015.

http://mobile.royalgazette.com/article/20141103/COMMENT/141109965&template=mobileart

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t02.htm

10-odd million more people covered by health insurance. A reduction in the Federal budget deficit by two-thirds since 2009.

But still No annual budget and No surplus with still an $18 Trillion debt

Under Obama, spending has increased only 1.4% annually, the lowest rate since Eisenhower was president.

The US GDP is still around 2.3% annually, a healthy and robust economy you want to have a GDP of at least 3%

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6108680

The Dems have only themselves to blame for losing everything. Not the most conservative friendly newspaper, but even Ariana gets it.

What do you say about that?

I would say, Ok, so now let's tell the real truth as to the plight and what's really going on.

the result is sure indication of USA people's wish for DC politics. Looks like many DEM voters chose GOP candidates.

SushiSake3

ok, so you're just going to ignore Obama's pretty significant list of achievements (see my post above, nome of it partisan) and keep on bashing the guy despite the great deal of good he's clearly done?

Obama's only real "accomplishment" is the still unpopular Obamacare bill passed in a highly partisan manner. I remain hopeful that the Supreme Court will put a stake in that legislative mistake by next July. Did he prosecute the excesses of Wall Street? No. Did he pass legislation to create a strong and vibrant economy? No. Did he create shovel ready jobs? No. Did Obama reduce the unpatriotic debt? No.

Have race relations deteriorate over the past six years? Yes. Did median incomes actually go down for the first time in modern times? Yes. Are the percentage of out of work American adults the highest in 40 years? Yes. Are more Americans on government assistant than at any other time in American history? Yes. Has he used the power of the Federal government to go after the press and his political 'enemies'? Yes. Is America more unpopular in the world today than when he took office? Yes. Did Obama and Hillary's Russian reset fail? Yes.

America is more polarized today than at anytime since the Civil War. Obama doesn't even have good relations with Democrats in Congress. Obama's accomplishments are few and minor. This past weeks election was made into a referendum on Obama's "accomplishments" by not only Republicans but by President Obama himself. He lost that referendum.