Ok actually I am one who thinks that with 2 years remaining obama's legacy is not over despite a majority Republican House and Senate. Let's not forget that Reagan worked with a majority Dem House and Senate and Clinton also had a majority republican House and Senate during his term.
In the long run this could be a shining moment of Obama if he is willing to compromise with the GOP on certain policies. i think every POTUS regardless of part, has to find common ground on issues if they want to leave an impressive legacy- sometimes you have to swallow your pride and meet the opposition in the middle.
With that in mind- I would like to ask both sides: guys like Whirlaway, IFFORD, J.D, Jewish lawyer, COG etc as Conservatives what issues do you think your party could compromise with the Dems/
And for the Liberals- Yssup, I'havabiggin, BigTex, etc would issues do you think the Dems should meet the GOP half way to get a compromise?
Guys, I know we take jabs at each other from time to time, but let's face both parties have good ideas- even though I consider myself Independent I do think there are some GOP policies that would work and likewise I think there are some liberal policies that could work as well.
I will go first and mention 2 obvious policies that I would like to see Obama come to a mutual compromise with the GOP:
1) obamacare- I don't think it should be 100 percent repealed- I think there are many parts of it that needs to be removed and revamped where it won't be a job killing bill. Obamacare has some good laws and provisions but it's far from perfect.
2) KeyStone Pipeline; I am pretty confident that this will be signed into law by obama- I personally don't think the pipeline would be a bad idea if all the proper analysis has been completed.
honestly if the GOP House and Senate were smart they would compromise with Obama as much as possible in the next year and go in 2016 with the attitude that 'hey we got this country back on it's feet..re-elect us to keep the trend going- if the Congress does nothing the next 2 years- american voters will think you guys had majority House and senate and you have done nothing- time to re-elect someone else
Originally Posted by wellendowed1911
In all seriousness what is there to compromise on? Obama burned some bridges when he took his "I won and you didn't" route back in 2009. He doubled down by telling the GOP to go win some elections. They did, in 2010 and 2014 and he won't admit even that fact of life. The GOP ran on opposing Obama, stopping his programs, and repealing Obamacare. You want to them to sell out so soon? The American people oppose Obamacare, the American people oppose Obama, the American people are sick and tired of the way things have been going (the lies, the gross incompetence, the cronyism, etc). Obama should come to the GOP and ask for help not the other way around. We know that Obamacare was, as we have been saying for four years, perpetrated on a fraud. It should be repealed. There should also be indictments on the IRS, the State Department, the NSA, the EPA, the HLS, and especially the Justice Department. The can be no healing until the wound is opened to the daylight and allowed to drain.
On the Keystone pipeline, all the investigations were taken and completely last year (2013) and Obama still has not signed any bill. They have been bottled up in the Senate. Yes, it should be passed and Harry Reid investigated for his involvement in the Chinese solar industry and the Bundy Ranch fiasco. There should be an investigation into billionaire Steyr and his promise of a quid pro quo by the democratic party. He gives them 100 million dollars and they spike the Keystone pipelin.
You forgot to mention amnesty. This is the hill that the GOP should be willing to die on. NO AMNESTY! Any attempt to circumvent Congress and their constitutional authority under Art. 1, Sect. 8 should be answered with impeachment.
How about ISIS. It was the intentional neglect by Obama that allowed them to reconstitute and threaten the Middle East. We need to up our game immediately and destroy them. This sets up our intentions to Russia and China. Show them that we still have it and are willing to use it.
Dismiss Valerie Jarrett and Eric Holder immediately. That means that they leave the White House and don't come back, they don't talk to Obama, and they can take Susan Rice with them when they go. Yes, that means a real shakeup in the White House which would be a good gesture to indictate that Obama wants to be taken seriously in this whole compromise thing. He has to make a painful gesture.
And lets knock off this global warming shit. Not that many are buying into the lie anymore.
