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10. I think it does matter

Everyone keeps overlooking the fact that all these people are Libertarians. There are a couple of things progressives do agree with that are in the Libertarian purview. But there are so many that don't. I thought it was a relevant conversation to have when this first came out. However, after the meeting with Xi Jinping bringing up the the serious cyber problems and then have him tell them we are spying on them, tell me, how does that serve our interests except for China to be able to say it is a tit for tat. Right before the G8 meeting with Putin which could very well mean the difference between war or no war (starting with Syria), telling how Medvedev was being spied upon, tell me, how does that serve our interests except for Russia not to listen. Don't forget we had a chance with Russia before the Republicans interfered with the Start treaty and the talks about proximal missile defense.

I personally do not trust Libertarians, so to me it matters. I am concerned this is just a setup to divide (once again).

As for Obama, after 40+ strategic years of being drug to the right, it is like people expect him to fix it all. Even though I completely sympathize with the desire for a government that is pure of heart to it's citizens, but I also have a darn good idea what would happen if we were hit on the scale of 9/11. Bush was forgiven, but Obama would not be, just like everything else, and a Liberal agenda would be pushed back at least another decade or more. To me, that is why the motive matters.