Two truths about Obama [View all]
1. Obama is the most liberal President we've had in a while - since Johnson at least. The people who are fighting with him are genuinely bad people who will make this country much worse; we need to make sure that Obama and Congressional Democrats win in any battle against the right, as much as we can.
2. Obama is at best a Centrist compared to most of us - and might even be center-right. His instincts are to cater to big business and the wealthy, and if we don't hold his feet to the fire, that is probably what he will do.
How you negotiate those two truths is trick - the easiest way is just to decide that one of them isn't true - either believe that Obama is the bees knees or that he's a total bastard. All the conflicts melt away.
Bryant
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