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In reply to the discussion: Please check in if you oppose the massive surveillance being conducted on American citizens [View all]Proud Public Servant
(2,097 posts)The Democratic Party is just that -- a democratic party. It is not a cult, and blind loyalty to The Leader is not a tenet of membership. We sent the president to Washington to do our bidding, not vice versa, and letting him know that he's failing in his promises to us is not only our right but our obligation as party members.
Second, if you're really conflating specific, focused objections to the president's policy with spurious GOP personal attacks, then it becomes difficult to take you seriously as a political observer.
Third, if you think no president has been as persecuted as Obama, you need to either actually read up on Lincoln or stop invoking his name.
Finally, no one disagrees that a president from the batshit crazy wing of the GOP would be worse. That is part of why we have come together in this community; to oppose the batshit crazy wing of the GOP. But we have also come together to support the principles of the Democratic party -- something our president doesn't always seem to do, in spite of being at the head of that party.
Besides, we need the practice, since all this crap is going to be a lot worse under Hillary.