How Obama outsmarts his critics -- on the left and on the right.

[joshcryer]

7. Fortunately for you, you live in a state that actually GOTV in 2010.

Otherwise I'd really have an argument against your rhetoric.

Fortunately for me, my state GOTV in 2010, too, so we're on the same side here.

The difference is that a lot of other liberals in other states decided to sit home, and let the country fall into despotism, neglecting things like "cuts in Medicare and Social Security."

You don't think it matters? I hope you GOTV in 2012 because if you don't, and if I don't, and if a lot of liberals don't, the cuts will go into effect, because we won't be able to repeal the "catfood commissions" and it's going to happen.

Meanwhile the cuts can be stopped (particularly in Medicare, there are no cuts in Social Security, yet, but the Republican House has plenty of time to force compromising Obama into a corner).

Fact of the matter is, Democrats vote overwhelmingly for progressive legislation, even if in the end sometimes they fail hard on that regard (if only because they have a President who is willing to compromise). If the lesser of two evils paradigm doesn't apply to you, then there's nothing more I can say.