tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post7523296533713631785..comments2024-03-22T10:49:51.766-05:00Comments on Horizons: Entering the very center of the conflictNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-74104349869197095592014-08-08T16:24:41.996-05:002014-08-08T16:24:41.996-05:00Or the time when he didn't flinch during the g...Or the time when he didn't flinch during the government shut-down. Or the time he didn't flinch when the Rs threatened to default on the full faith and credit of the United States of America. Or the time he didn't listen to his advisers about Syria and got all the declared Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction destroyed w/o firing a shot.Tien Lenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-4891066993980868032014-08-08T15:36:37.803-05:002014-08-08T15:36:37.803-05:00He's not risk-averse; he just wants to underst...He's not risk-averse; he just wants to understand the risks before he makes the decision. He understands what he's walking into. A risk-averse person does not become the first black president. mlfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454611597785457644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-74329366103913681592014-08-08T09:52:05.113-05:002014-08-08T09:52:05.113-05:00Maybe Obama shares my contempt for bigots. He mig...Maybe Obama shares my contempt for bigots. He might enjoy antagonizing them. Maybe the pundits should start looking a little past tomorrow. This is all long game. The old conservatives are going to be upset no matter what the President does. He might as well give them some reason besides being President. Why should Obama or anyone be afraid of old conservatives at this point? Any Democrat that's running for office this year worrying about old conservative voting power is a liability and needs to find some damn courage.<br /><br />Vic78Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com