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Hollow victory: Republicans deliver slap in the face to Barack Obama <BR> <BR><a href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/toby_harnden/blog/2009/01/29/hollow_victory_republicans_deliver_slap_in_the_face_to_barack_obama" target=_top>http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/toby_harnden/blog/200 9/01/29/hollow_victory_republicans_deliver_slap_in _the_face_to_barack_obama</a> <BR> <BR><blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!><font size=1><b>quote:</b></font><p>President Barack Obama got the $825 (or $1.2 trillion over a decade) stimulus package through the House of Representatives but the 244 to 188 vote is a hollow victory indeed. Without a single Republican voting for the bill, his high-profile visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday came to exactly naught - at least on the House side. <BR> <BR>Obama vowed to change Washington and usher in a new post-partisan era. The the mood music and optics were pitch perfect as he trekked up to the Hill. Republicans praised his gesture, welcomed his sincere demeanour and appreciated his willingness to listen. <BR> <BR>Problem was, he wanted only to listen and did not want to act on what Republicans said. When he was asked if he would re-structure the package to include more tax cuts, he reportedly responded: "Feel free to whack me over the head because I probably will not compromise on that part." <BR> <BR><!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote> <BR> <BR>The message to come, you Republicans are obstructionist, we have never done that to the Anerican people......OOPS!!! I guess I'm wrong on that count. We really do have to own what we put together here don't we???? <BR> <BR>Yeah you do, Mr. Obama!!!! Good Luck.
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Hey Bam, that's not the door! <BR> <BR><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/01/28/2009-01-28_hey_bam_thats_not_the_door.html" target=_top>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/01/2 8/2009-01-28_hey_bam_thats_not_the_door.html</a> <BR> <BR>Hey Bam, a little distracted are we, disappointed that the Messianic aura has rubbed off. But climbing through windows???
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