Senior WH official: Obama’s GOP outreach is a big waste of time designed to impress the media. “Even more jarring than Obama’s lack of engagement was his public protestations that there was nothing he could do to strike a deal with the GOP. ‘It made him look weak,’ said a Democratic strategist with close ties to the White House. ‘It made him look – can I use this word? – impotent.'” Just say “lame duck” (or a similar 4-letter word starting with “d”), they’ll understand.
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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