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In reply to the discussion: I stand with President Barack Obama [View all]slay
(7,670 posts)all the rah-rah Obama cheerleading freaks me out - cause i have LOTS of issue with the way he has ruled (pro-corporate) in his first term - and the facts that others still seem to think he's awesome - makes me question if that's the side i really want to side with either - due to either their lack of a grasp on reality or purposeful ignorance of the way Obama escalated the pointless war in Afghanistan, didn't even attempt to stand up for the people when it came to single-payer health care, gave tax cuts to the 1%, signed the bill allowing for the indefinite detention of American citizens without access to a trial or lawyer, and helped cover-up the WAR CRIMES of the Bush admin. yeah, i really, really wish we had a better option. in so many ways - the system is fundamentally broken.
i will agree with you that he is at least better than the republicans though - sad as that statement may be.