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graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
Thu May 16, 2013, 03:51 PM May 2013

When I myself said the other day I trust Barack Obama himself, I meant it.

Because 10 out of 10 times he is far more reliable to what he himself said, than any media whatsoever that is paid to spin.

So I will listen to what he says, and agree with him.
And as I wanted him to be president in 2004 (and 8 and 12 and his agenda/angle forever),
he has not once, not once, lied to me.

Others put words in his mouth he never said.
Others put nuance into his words he never said nor meant
Others have said what he should do

Whereas Barack Obama has from day one done.
And he did or is doing all 3 major things I hired him for with my vote and support.
one the health care. Giving us something no one since the legendary LBJ(who certain people hate as much as Obama or More).
two immigration and its being worked on

three- and this is the biggie most overlook.
The 80-20 is what he ran on.

He did NOT under any circumstance say or do anything to indicate he would only work on the 5 percent of the democratic party that demands only certain things.

He said under no distortion whatsoever-that he wanted to unite the people of this country and NOT the beltway, not the altmedia, not the politicians currently in office.
But the people

Who time and again have said NO to the obstruction

Those that say Bush did it, blah blah therefore

well, way before Bush, the two major parties after election worked together for the 80% of the country.

that means not every wedge issue gets decided favorably.

But it means FORWARD to Americans as a whole.

And that means come the middle of Hillary's 1st term (which will be considered the middle of the 3rd term of the president's forward agenda...Congress shall be voting as the people want
80-20 on the major issues.
Might not please the 20, but the 80 is the majority.
Without the obstruction it already would have been in place.

1000s and 1000s of pieces of legislation in the past went through 80-20 or even more.
It can happen again
(and in fact, in lesser known bills, it has indeed more recently).

(note-Afghanastan was something like 95 to 5 or higher.
When they want to, they work together.

and they will.

And Barack Obama ran on doing just that. (one major thing the detractors like to say he didn't. But he did.)

And when there is a heart attack, and the ambulance is called, one doesn't ask
the EMS worker if they are a republican/democratic or whatnot.
They just are thankful to be saved in time 100% of the time.

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