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Thabo Mda Commented on Note to White House: Netanyahu is Obama's Khrushchev by Steve Clemons

2009-07-23T22:16:27Z

You are raising very interesting points about President Obama and Israel's Premier Netanyawu. It clear that Netanyawu has calculated that the best way to deal with Obama is to stick it to him by defiantly extend the settlements. He has concluded that Obama may not have the fighting spirit and will simply buckle under pressure of protracted settlement expansion. Unlike Bush 42 who withheld loan guarantees to Israel, it hard to imagine Obama doing the same thing and not be afraid of losing his Jewish constituency. Thus, it does seem President Obama will have to elicit support from the American Democratic Jewish base most of whom might well have sway within Israeli leadership circles.

Thabo Mda Commented on President Obama-----Missed Opportunity? by Thabo Mda

2009-07-20T19:33:37Z

Fred, I cannot tell you how encouraged I am by what appears to me to be your unquestionable optimisism as to the potential effect of the stimulus in the coming months.

Thabo Mda Commented on President Obama-----Missed Opportunity? by Thabo Mda

2009-07-20T19:32:34Z

Fred, I cannot tell you how encouraged I am by what appears to me to be your unquestionable optimisism as to the potential effect of the stimulus in the coming months.

Thabo Mda Commented on Wrong-headed Biden is at it again by Thabo Mda

2009-07-08T23:07:57Z

You are right his being credited as being himself whenever he shoots his mouth off has run into his head. He seems to value those "false commendations" as a green light to continue with his loud mouth.

Thabo Mda recommended Republican Part: A Party of Closetted Racists? by Thabo Mda

2009-06-16T18:15:03Z

Thabo Mda Commented on Minnesota Supremes Reject Coleman Lawsuit, Clearing Way For Franken Win Later Today by Eric Kleefeld

2009-01-05T18:56:24Z

If Al Franken's lead finally is validated judicially and later certified by the Senate it will mean that the Democrats have a one-Senator short-filibuster-proof majority, rendering the Republican's abililty to muster a filibuster all the more difficult. For this reason alone the Republicans are not going to take Norm Coleman's defeat lying down.

The GOP, then, rejected by the American people with all what they stand for, remains in denial of their eroded integrity and credibilty. They, therefore, will go all out to deny Democrats any semblance of a legislative success and a filibuster is a powerful weapon to achieve that goal. Without a shadow of doubt the Republicans in vengeance for their electoral losses and out of bitterness will soon enough be set in an all out procedural assault against Democratic legislative excercise. Because naively and in desperation they believe Democratic Congressional failures ultimately assure Republican political successes. Thus the Republicans are in a miserable state of soul-shearching because they have sacrificed every fiber of decency at the alter of political calculation.