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Blaukraut

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25. I largely support him, too. Has he lived up to my expectations? No, but they were too high.

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:42 PM

Jul 2013

In an ideal world, President Obama would have closed Gitmo already, pulled out of Iraq and Afghanistan the day after he took office, have Bush, Cheney, et al prosecuted for war crimes, and stopped any and all questionable NSA practices that violate the privacy of (not just) US citizens.
He would have only appointed progressive cabinet members, and he would have strong armed congress into passing progressive legislature he could proudly sign into law.

As it is, the world we live in is less than ideal. President Obama mostly worked with what he had, except for a few unfortunate times where he really did give away the store needlessly.

So, while it remains to be seen if he will go down in history as one of the best presidents, his track record is definitely not too shabby when viewed in context.

Finally, let me add this on a personal note: ProSense, I for one am glad for, and do read your links While I might be biased because I know you personally, let me tell you that you've pulled me out of despair and hair on fire times more than once, so thank you!

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I strongly support President Obama [View all] ProSense Jul 2013 OP

So do I. (And before the usual suspects arrive to commence pissing and moaning ... 11 Bravo Jul 2013 #1

Let me join the both of you madokie Jul 2013 #6

Count me with you all as well. Pirate Smile Jul 2013 #184

Sorry if pointing out murder is "pissing and moaning" FreeBC Jul 2013 #243

Frankly, I'm glad President Obama ordered the "murder" of Osama bin Laden ConservativeDemocrat Jul 2013 #246

so, no picture of the adorable White House dog? quinnox Jul 2013 #2

How about ProSense Jul 2013 #4

whoa, now that makes me want to get on my knees and pray quinnox Jul 2013 #7

Damn you!!! NoOneMan Jul 2013 #5

Really? I didn't get that from your other 100K posts. NoOneMan Jul 2013 #3

I should have ProSense Jul 2013 #8

"100k posts of greatness" quinnox Jul 2013 #23

Party on, Garthcoon! riqster Jul 2013 #26

heh quinnox Jul 2013 #32

You constantly try to derail and hijack any positive Obama threads. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #73

I haven't been around long enough to constantly do anything NoOneMan Jul 2013 #79

But it's not as if you say something meaningful on the subject or anything of JaneyVee Jul 2013 #120

After someone says the same thing 100K times, its not meaningful. Its funny. NoOneMan Jul 2013 #124

Cool. Just gauging your maturity level. Seems like you just like knocking posters JaneyVee Jul 2013 #127

Maybe we need a maturity test with the loyalty pledges NoOneMan Jul 2013 #132

Who's talking about loyalty pledges, I'm talking about how you just knock posters. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #139

Im assuming that you are referring to commenting on redundant, gratuitous postings NoOneMan Jul 2013 #140

The info in the OP requires repeating, because we have some DUers who appear clueless. nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #242

speaking of gratuitous knocking...looked in the mirror lately? Sheepshank Jul 2013 #247

What do you think of Obama's repeated appointments of Republicans to high positions especially JDPriestly Jul 2013 #99

'pin drops' L0oniX Jul 2013 #229

lmao!!! darkangel218 Jul 2013 #85

+100k n/t whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #217

LMFAO L0oniX Jul 2013 #228

I support Obama warrior1 Jul 2013 #9

The hell you say! nt Union Scribe Jul 2013 #10

Of course you support the man. woo me with science Jul 2013 #11

*shhh...* Hydra Jul 2013 #15

So ProSense Jul 2013 #21

Oh, you mean the Gingrich/Nixon plan? Hydra Jul 2013 #22

"Yes, he certainly did!" ProSense Jul 2013 #24

Could have, BUT DID NOT rivegauche Jul 2013 #62

Public option? Hydra Jul 2013 #75

I don't think ProSense Jul 2013 #141

In October my daughter will be ensured for the first time in her life Californeeway Jul 2013 #165

Thread Winner. Thank you for this. Number23 Jul 2013 #169

I'm glad it helps you Hydra Jul 2013 #171

Claiming that Obamacare will kill people is just flatly dishonest Californeeway Jul 2013 #186

Welcome to DU! Hydra Jul 2013 #200

the ACA is inadequate in a lot of ways Californeeway Jul 2013 #202

who cares where the concept of ACA originated? Sheepshank Jul 2013 #248

Exactly. treestar Jul 2013 #191

GREAT post, Californeeway! calimary Jul 2013 #224

The president signed a law but can't get well enough organized to implement it. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #107

Are you daft? Politicub Jul 2013 #52

+1...nt SidDithers Jul 2013 #61

Oh don't know, the Transparency bit was funny Hydra Jul 2013 #70

Riiiight Phlem Jul 2013 #109

WTF does that even mean? Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #220

Did you expect me to support his ears? Can't ProSense Jul 2013 #16

I've read your links LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #98

You should name your post like Darryl Dawkins named his dunks. +1 nt Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #18

slam dunk, indeed! quinnox Jul 2013 #27

YEAH!! Because illegal wire taps and asking a phone company for its records are OBVIOUSLY renie408 Jul 2013 #44

Is AT&T violating your 4th amendment right to privacy? Blanks Jul 2013 #174

Ok, you get that adding the 'sarcasm' tag means that you agree with me renie408 Jul 2013 #209

We are in complete agreement. Blanks Jul 2013 #259

Uh Oh Phlem Jul 2013 #50

Rec for "failfull" truebluegreen Jul 2013 #240

Good find. n/t L0oniX Jul 2013 #236

He's Doing A Damn Good Job, Especially Given The Circumstances Skraxx Jul 2013 #12

Does your opinion always come with 1000 videos and links? Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #13

Always. If you didn't know, now you do. Get used to it. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #19

hey selective editing is a great skill for PR agents :-) nt msongs Jul 2013 #20

I used to pscot Jul 2013 #14

At DU, that makes you an authoritarian troll...nt SidDithers Jul 2013 #17

Blind allegiance to the leader makes you a authoritarian. zeemike Jul 2013 #41

You would know much more about trolling than me...nt SidDithers Jul 2013 #51

Could be, I don't know what you know about trolling. zeemike Jul 2013 #111

Is that even logical? treestar Jul 2013 #192

Blind allegiance has nothing to do with a dictatorship zeemike Jul 2013 #199

+1 Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #131

I largely support him, too. Has he lived up to my expectations? No, but they were too high. Blaukraut Jul 2013 #25

Thanks. ProSense Jul 2013 #28

this is what ideologues don't get. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #235

You're not even an I - You're a think tank persona comprised of multiple individuals, for God's sake grahamhgreen Jul 2013 #29

+1 dreamnightwind Jul 2013 #83

Post your evidence. You have made the accusation. MineralMan Jul 2013 #112

Really hard to get evidence when it's all jammed up your hiney. Number23 Jul 2013 #163

Prosense has been posting for 2,804 days and has 101,262 posts grahamhgreen Jul 2013 #190

Who cares? Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #197

Obsession davidpdx Jul 2013 #218

LOL... Obsession with honest debate:) grahamhgreen Jul 2013 #262

That is prolific, and also indicative of nothing. MineralMan Jul 2013 #212

This message was self-deleted by its author Puglover Jul 2013 #136

+100 RetroLounge Jul 2013 #145

I was starting to think I was the only one who thought so... n/t NuclearDem Jul 2013 #148

An accusation of mental illness davidpdx Jul 2013 #215

+1000 MissDeeds Jul 2013 #256

He's okay. Kind of "Meh." Decoy of Fenris Jul 2013 #30

When your finger gets tired from scrolling down a single post, it's too long cali Jul 2013 #31

I think your easter bonnet is safe :) n/m Hydra Jul 2013 #39

I support him, too. riqster Jul 2013 #33

Still, no "rich" person can save the middle class. Democrats_win Jul 2013 #34

You can't vote Goldman Sachs out of office. L0oniX Jul 2013 #238

With you on that! Just Saying Jul 2013 #35

change "strongly" to "obsessively" Skittles Jul 2013 #36

Maybe that's ProSense Jul 2013 #37

Exactly RetroLounge Jul 2013 #147

I think "blindly" is the word. Dr. Strange Jul 2013 #239

... handmade34 Jul 2013 #38

I do too. I have some issues with some of his policies overall he has my support. BenzoDia Jul 2013 #40

Me too. EC Jul 2013 #42

Obama has done many great things in a face of a relentless Republican opposition think Jul 2013 #43

Happy to REC CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #45

But he was supposed to be my cool new black friend and do everything I wanted, just the renie408 Jul 2013 #46

there's something particularly repugnant about using race the way you are cali Jul 2013 #63

LOL renie408 Jul 2013 #72

you're the one that's obviously all in a lather, hon cali Jul 2013 #94

Extrapolate much? renie408 Jul 2013 #102

lol. cali Jul 2013 #146

So, this is really between you and the OP and I just got swept in because I made a comment renie408 Jul 2013 #207

One telling tactic is the CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #153

How about the obvious bitter jealousy of the OP or the out-of-nowhere overly renie408 Jul 2013 #208

Hear hear. Sums it all up perfectly. Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #104

Thank you. renie408 Jul 2013 #106

++++++ JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #158

I was dissapointed that we did not go single payer JEB Jul 2013 #47

Ah me!, Instant America, "We wants it all, We want's it now"... BornLooser Jul 2013 #48

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #49

Why don't you try telling us something we don't know? totodeinhere Jul 2013 #53

Why don't you get some manners? Politicub Jul 2013 #56

If I came off as rude I apologize. But there are also some rude comments directed at totodeinhere Jul 2013 #71

so, for the constant black cloud/BO is a shithead posters Sheepshank Jul 2013 #250

Nobody can be more one-sided than the OP. So if you are going to criticize one-sided totodeinhere Jul 2013 #252

I happen tp agree with the sentiment and support A Dem President on a Dem site...shocking, huh? Sheepshank Jul 2013 #254

Please tell me where I tried to shut down anybody. If you can find any totodeinhere Jul 2013 #257

snark on post #53 was designed to encourage personal disclosure of preferences? Sheepshank Jul 2013 #258

I stand with President Obama! Politicub Jul 2013 #54

Hagiography [n/t] Maedhros Jul 2013 #55

No. renie408 Jul 2013 #66

You tell us this 100 times a day. Apophis Jul 2013 #57

Oh, I don't know, after reading your post I can think of a few things. renie408 Jul 2013 #59

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #64

Interesting edit. renie408 Jul 2013 #108

And, as a DUer, that poster can do that MineralMan Jul 2013 #113

are you and grantcart in a contest? that is a long ass post!! Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #58

lol. Maybe of grantcarts extra long recent post, prosense took as a challenge of some sort quinnox Jul 2013 #76

I'll take the long ones over the twitter-esque nothingness... OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #89

(Posted in wrong place, sorry.) I appreciate your posts, ProSense. OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #91

Thanks. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #125

actually, you remind me of a time on DU when those types of one liner type posts Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #96

ME TOO! rivegauche Jul 2013 #60

Sorry but.... azbillyboy Jul 2013 #65

Here is a reality check concerning Health care. JEB Jul 2013 #67

Big K & R Scurrilous Jul 2013 #68

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #69

^^K&R^^ Progressive dog Jul 2013 #74

I don't think any Democrat or Liberal doesn't want Obama to succeed... AZ Progressive Jul 2013 #77

Can you believe someone alerted on this? Jury results... zappaman Jul 2013 #78

Yes, ProSense Jul 2013 #82

What absurdity... kirby Jul 2013 #86

At least they can't alert for 24 hours. zappaman Jul 2013 #90

that is hilarious and sad all at the same time. Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #97

#6 had me rolling. Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #134

Jurors #4 and 6 are ON POINT. Juror #2 "reluctantly" voted to leave a post that did not violate Number23 Jul 2013 #164

Right? zappaman Jul 2013 #166

"a form of spam" LMFAO ...I'll bet that DU member isn't the only one who thinks that. L0oniX Jul 2013 #232

In short, We needed a Hero, Candidate Obama proclaimed himself as the Hero.... AZ Progressive Jul 2013 #80

True. avaistheone1 Jul 2013 #118

Do you work for the administration? kirby Jul 2013 #81

If they don't, they should be quinnox Jul 2013 #93

I have asked this question myself dreamnightwind Jul 2013 #101

I'm sure Skinner will get right on that investigation you demand Blaukraut Jul 2013 #105

I never said the Obama Admin dreamnightwind Jul 2013 #115

Well, ProSense Jul 2013 #122

Not a cheap tactic dreamnightwind Jul 2013 #133

ProSense for Obama Press Secretary ...not a bad idea. n/t L0oniX Jul 2013 #233

Shocker. Who could have guessed? LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #84

your response...a huge shocker Sheepshank Jul 2013 #253

President Obama has an outstanding legacy Cha Jul 2013 #87

Great link, Cha~ sheshe2 Jul 2013 #187

ProSense: I stand with you 100%, my sister!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #88

Bo, is that you? :) polichick Jul 2013 #92

ROFLMAO!!! darkangel218 Jul 2013 #116

LMFAO L0oniX Jul 2013 #227

What do you think about Obama's many appointments of Republicans to high offices? JDPriestly Jul 2013 #95

Kick politicasista Jul 2013 #100

lol. c'mon. you didn't read the op cali Jul 2013 #150

In total agreement ProSense! Iliyah Jul 2013 #103

The anti-Obama crowd here on DU is drawn to this thread like a moth to a candle DontTreadOnMe Jul 2013 #110

Ant-Obama crowd?? whats that? darkangel218 Jul 2013 #117

typo :) DontTreadOnMe Jul 2013 #123

I know, i was just being silly :) darkangel218 Jul 2013 #126

That last I've checked in a democracy Iliyah Jul 2013 #119

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #114

I'm with you, ProSense veganlush Jul 2013 #121

None of that stuff matters. Obama is still a huge disappointment and a Republican! Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #128

Did you support President George W. Bush? Taft_Bathtub Jul 2013 #129

Fuck yeah, there's not a dime's worth of difference between them, right, Mr. Nader? 11 Bravo Jul 2013 #142

The truth usually strikes a nerve Taft_Bathtub Jul 2013 #195

Only an idiot would say that Obama=Bush overall nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #160

Rather be an idiot than blindly follow someone who actively is against the middle class Taft_Bathtub Jul 2013 #196

Because you know him so well. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #198

Just the actions of his Administration Taft_Bathtub Jul 2013 #203

ok...your are here for comic relief,,,right? Sheepshank Jul 2013 #255

Thank you, ProSense ROFF Jul 2013 #130

K&R. silverweb Jul 2013 #135

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #137

It's ProSense Jul 2013 #138

Alert results 5-1 flamingdem Jul 2013 #143

How do you feel about anything else? bluedigger Jul 2013 #144

. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #149

Glad you asked. ProSense Jul 2013 #152

I appreciate the brevity and nonresponsiveness of your reply. bluedigger Jul 2013 #157

No Shit? RetroLounge Jul 2013 #151

ROFL!!!! darkangel218 Jul 2013 #154

Who could have guessed???? bvar22 Jul 2013 #260

I think his greatest accomplishment was getting re-elected. Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #155

I support President Obama and the Democratic party too. bvar22 Jul 2013 #156

Great post bvar! dflprincess Jul 2013 #189

Words of wisdom from the Ouachitas Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #213

Thank You for rounding that up Sentath Jul 2013 #241

Yes, of course. bvar22 Jul 2013 #261

Your not the only one! Lady Freedom Returns Jul 2013 #159

They've gone so far Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #206

The problem is that your "strong" support is unconditional. Gravitycollapse Jul 2013 #161

Interesting. ProSense Jul 2013 #167

I rec'd this for the all the good things Obama has done octoberlib Jul 2013 #162

The kindergarten quality personal attacks and the number of hidden posts in your thread Number23 Jul 2013 #168

+100! zappaman Jul 2013 #178

Always come prepared. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #182

still "hanging around" warrprayer Jul 2013 #169

me too.. he's done an amazing job given the circumstances. DCBob Jul 2013 #172

K&R The world is fortunate to have him as President. Whisp Jul 2013 #173

Thank You For Sharing - I Strongly Do Not cantbeserious Jul 2013 #175

Did you vote for him? n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #176

Thank You For Asking - Yes, I Voted For Obama Twice - 2008 And 2012 cantbeserious Jul 2013 #177

So ProSense Jul 2013 #179

Thank You For Asking - Lesser Of Two Evils cantbeserious Jul 2013 #180

Yeah, clearly there was no one more progressive on the ballot. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #181

Color me shocked, then knock me over with a feather. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #183

K&R :) n/t Tx4obama Jul 2013 #185

I also strongly support this President! sheshe2 Jul 2013 #188

Bookmaking. Thankie for the collected info! Lucinda Jul 2013 #193

About this: "Osama bin Laden brought to justice" rug Jul 2013 #194

You failed to point out his confident smile and beautiful piercing eyes... *sigh* nt Demo_Chris Jul 2013 #201

I apologize to all for not posting these earlier: ProSense Jul 2013 #204

I'll give you a few brownie points for that amendment - TBF Jul 2013 #223

Thanks for your post. mia Jul 2013 #205

The sun came up today Capt. Obvious Jul 2013 #210

"he operates like all President's in the scope of a vast bureaucracy" RedCappedBandit Jul 2013 #211

Really, I'm shocked? Ter Jul 2013 #214

I give him about a B minus. Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #216

Obama had his shot whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #219

Thank you, ProSense. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Jul 2013 #221

Better choice for women in both 2008 & 2012 - TBF Jul 2013 #222

Well, he sold out to BP on the oil spill and gave them the Coast Guard to do their dirty work Dustlawyer Jul 2013 #225

Great post as always ProSense One of the 99 Jul 2013 #226

I support Obama hueymahl Jul 2013 #230

Your post is way too long...but fadedrose Jul 2013 #231

We finally got a perfect POTUS. L0oniX Jul 2013 #234

and I appreciate your constant effort document the President's record grantcart Jul 2013 #237

Boink. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #244

K & R SunSeeker Jul 2013 #245

Wait, really? a2liberal Jul 2013 #249

K&R. Sorry I missed this yesterday Ms Sense. great white snark Jul 2013 #251

Really? I would have never guessed that in a million years! Rex Jul 2013 #263

You're not alone RetroLounge Jul 2013 #264

Kick...nt SidDithers Jul 2013 #265