Missile Defense Talks

[pghin08]

Also the premises of (a) assuming his re-election and (b) hinting that he will attempt to exert more power if re-elected.

What about Gingrich referring to "the end of my second term"?

[habsheaven]

What about Gingrich referring to "the end of my second term"?

I would be more concerned if my current president did not assume/expect to be re-elected.

[duane1969]

I saw it more as saying "When I do not have to worry about doing what is politically right", I will be able to do the right thing."

Those two should be the same.

[habsheaven]

Those two should be the same.

In a bi-partisan world they would be.

[duane1969]

In a bi-partisan world they would be.

Well, I hate to fall back to the same response, but it fits. Obama ran on a platform of changing the way things are done. He also ran on a platform of transparency.

Saying one thing to the American people just to get elected and saying something else to the Russians is neither changing the way things are done nor is it transparent.

[habsheaven]

Well, I hate to fall back to the same response, but it fits. Obama ran on a platform of changing the way things are done. He also ran on a platform of transparency.

Saying one thing to the American people just to get elected and saying something else to the Russians is neither changing the way things are done nor is it transparent.

Did you expect him to "change" the way Republicans govern when he talked about change? What exactly did he say to the American people that was different from what he said to the Russians?

[duane1969]

Did you expect him to "change" the way Republicans govern when he talked about change? What exactly did he say to the American people that was different from what he said to the Russians?

Ah yes, it is the Republican's fault. Jeez, some things never change.

So far he has said little except to try and shrug off the open mic comments. All things aside, if what he said when he thought nobody could hear is not that big of a deal then why didn't he say it to everyone? Why say it under his breath when he thinks nobody can hear if it is nothing?

[habsheaven]

Ah yes, it is the Republican's fault. Jeez, some things never change.

So far he has said little except to try and shrug off the open mic comments. All things aside, if what he said when he thought nobody could hear is not that big of a deal then why didn't he say it to everyone? Why say it under his breath when he thinks nobody can hear if it is nothing?

The "it's all the Republican's fault complaint" is getting old from you. Bi-partisan is a 2-way street by it's very definition. Obama cannot "change" how the other side conducts itself. The least you can do is keep your "change" criticism aimed at legitimate conduct by the President.

As for the talking under his breathe. They were finishing up a private conversation before turning their attention to the gathering media that had just been let into the room.

This constant WEAK criticism of Obama just further proves how deperate his detractors are to find anything that will stick when they throw it against the wall.

[pghin08]

The "it's all the Republican's fault complaint" is getting old from you. Bi-partisan is a 2-way street by it's very definition. Obama cannot "change" how the other side conducts itself. The least you can do is keep your "change" criticism aimed at legitimate conduct by the President.

As for the talking under his breathe. They were finishing up a private conversation before turning their attention to the gathering media that had just been let into the room.

This constant WEAK criticism of Obama just further proves how deperate his detractors are to find anything that will stick when they throw it against the wall.

As an Obama supporter though, I've been disappointed in this regard. You're right, he doesn't have the ability to change the Republican party, but he does have the ability not to mimic them. Which for the most part, he has. He had the best chance to take the bi-partisan route when the Simpson-Bowles Commission (which he put together), came up with a financial road forward that was pretty highly regarded. He duly dismissed it. For someone who built a lot of his campaign rhetoric around bi-partisanship, he looks suspiciously like all other politicians.