{"id":416666,"date":"2010-03-11T07:41:41","date_gmt":"2010-03-11T12:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehollywoodliberal.com\/2010\/03\/11\/hightower-why-obama-and-dems-seem-incapable-of-taking-a-firm-stand-on-anything\/"},"modified":"2010-03-11T07:41:41","modified_gmt":"2010-03-11T12:41:41","slug":"hightower-why-obama-and-dems-seem-incapable-of-taking-a-firm-stand-on-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/416666","title":{"rendered":"Hightower: Why Obama and Dems Seem Incapable of Taking a Firm Stand on Anything"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/8099483\/161kav\/alternet~Hightower-Why-Obama-and-Dems-Seem-Incapable-of-Taking-a-Firm-Stand-on-Anything\" >Hightower: Why Obama and Dems Seem Incapable of Taking a Firm Stand on Anything                     <\/a><br \/>The Obama-ites seem incapable of firm stands. They excite us by boldly addressing our economic woes. But when it comes time to follow through &#8212; it&#8217;s droopsville.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/8099483\/161kav\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>The Obama-ites seem incapable of firm stands. They excite us by boldly addressing our economic woes. 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