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In reply to the discussion: it isn't the legalities...it's the betrayal that's pissing people off [View all]stillwaiting
(3,795 posts)that he receives around here from many on certain issues. There are many things that have happened (and not happened) that make any labeling of that criticism "knee-jerk" quite unfitting.
Enabling many of Obama's (and his Administration's) actions guarantees we go even further to the right in the Democratic Party. At some point we, as a group, are going to have to unite and stand up against them (while still supporting liberal/progressive Democrats for office). Failure to do this will ensure the continued erosion of the middle class, working class, and the poor's economic standing.
Obama's a grown up. He can handle the criticism, and he even asked for us to give him our critical opinions. I have no idea why so many liberal and progressive viewpoints continue to get shouted down around here. Our nation will continue to deteriorate because of it.
We'll have to make him do the things we supposedly want him to do or he won't do them, and we'll continue to get horribly conservative choices for many of the positions and policies that Obama actually does have control over.