Heh.

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75. That's my favorite vapid rejoinder

This isn't meant as an insult to you, but it comes up from time to time from the Obama Pom-Pom squad to silence any dissent: "admit it, you NEVER really liked him!"

For some of us, the cozying up to religion, overt corporatism and chronic tactics of being on both sides of all issues that couldn't be ducked outright was all rather apparent at his emergence on the national stage. Those so blindly in love with the man simply can't conceive of a non-reactionary not having started out with the same love. There's also some bizarre entitlement to it all, too: somehow we OWE it to this man to give up everything, bend over backward and generally defend him with awe-struck piety. This kind of respect for a human is something usually reserved for a great hero or someone who has triumphed over great adversity or something.

We were sold a personality, not any real policies. The election was deliberately vague on what his action would be on many important issues, but we were repeatedly bullied and cajoled that it didn't matter because he had such an other-worldly and morally pristine character. So much for all that. We were also sold that he would be a courageous fighter, when his long and obvious legislative record was basically what he is right now: ultramoderate at best and more concerned with electability than anything.

Yes, some of us never really loved him; we were leftists who were paying attention.