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TheKentuckian

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12. All the well traveled and established roads lead to a similar end. It makes no difference

Sun Dec 18, 2011, 02:25 PM

Dec 2011

who the line leader is if they take the troop in the same direction.

We have failed to change direction and have instead validated and assimilated much of the opposition's "common wisdom", even while attempting to smooth some of the sharper edges.

You flat out cannot represent a break from a suicidal course and in the same breath be ideology devoted to assimilating ideas, giving credence to others, and extending every effort to those who believe only in suicide.

We have a long way to go to climb out of the hole Reagan started digging in earnest but that cannot happen with a set of choices that will not break with him. Mr Obama is not a transformative figure but rather an 8th consecutive term for the evil old Gipper and such would be the case with any of the establishment pols.

It doesn't matter which face we select or what soaring rhetoric they use. They will all be essentially the same but presented as representitive of a certain demographic.

As long as we accept the establishment's options we will have establishment politicians and it won't matter more than a hair's breadth which one.

Choice in the system is an illusion.

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President Obama was my fourth choice in the 2008 primary -- I took a lot of heat for the others [View all] bigtree Dec 2011 OP

I chose Biden - still think it was a good choice. nt gateley Dec 2011 #1

I always liked Sen. Biden. Didn't always agree with him . . . bigtree Dec 2011 #4

I haven't always agreed with him, either, but I trusted him more than I did any gateley Dec 2011 #19

By the way, I think your OP is OUTSTANDING! gateley Dec 2011 #21

Thanks for your input Frances Dec 2011 #2

anyone who lived through that and fought it (daily) bigtree Dec 2011 #8

Nice post, bigtree. I too supported HRC over BO justiceischeap Dec 2011 #3

I hope the President's recent populism bigtree Dec 2011 #9

strong effort, mr big... blm Dec 2011 #5

always bigtree Dec 2011 #6

I also supported HRC but then went on to support Obama. beyurslf Dec 2011 #7

I too thought HRC would be a stronger president than Obama Frances Dec 2011 #11

Exactly. And any one of the bafoons currently running? beyurslf Dec 2011 #20

He was my third choice, after Kucinich and Edwards. kestrel91316 Dec 2011 #10

All the well traveled and established roads lead to a similar end. It makes no difference TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #12

and the rest is still nothingness. There is no viable coalition outside of the two parties bigtree Dec 2011 #13

well written post. dionysus Dec 2011 #14

I originally trended for Edwards. Ikonoklast Dec 2011 #15

Obama was my second choice, behind HRC. gulliver Dec 2011 #16

I appreciate your post DonCoquixote Dec 2011 #17

Any President would be in the same position. To say otherwise would be fantasy. maximusveritas Dec 2011 #18

President Obama was my first choice spanone Dec 2011 #22

"He's the best and only hope we have..." NYC_SKP Dec 2011 #23

I backed Clinton in her duel with Obama. bluestate10 Dec 2011 #24