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In reply to the discussion: The vast majority of DU supports President Obama and his policies [View all]nikto
(3,284 posts)33. I can only add up all the issues for myself
Let's see...
Out of OBAMA's POLICIES
I SUPPORT:
--Getting out of Iraq/Afghanistan
--Raising minimum wage
--NOT bombing Syria
--Setting aside land for Nat'l Parkland
--Obama's Support of Same-Sex Marriage/Gay Rights (although it was a tad wobbly in 1st term)
--Federal support for renewable energy sources
--Policy of not invading countries for no reason, so much as it has been stated
--Promoting growing gardens (Michele)
--Supporting voting rights via Justice Dept actions
--Letting stupid Donald Trump have it that WH correspondents' dinner (OK, not a policy, but I loved it )
I feel the ACA is maybe the start of a good thing, but needs to add a Public Option,
or transmute to Single-Payer, within 5 years or so, 10 at most, or it could be disaster.
I DO NOT SUPPORT:
--Public Ed privatization/Charter Schools/Race-to-Top/Arnie Duncan
--Drone Killings
--NSA meta-spying of citizens/evesdsropping on Merkel, etc
--Obama's recent statement in support of "American Exceptionalism"
--Non-prosecution of Wall St investors/"Too big to Fail" (for banks)/Geitner's/Paulson's app'ts
--vast numbers of deportations of undocumented Immigrants (increased over Bush)
--Promoting TPP and similar Trade deals that greatly favor elites
--Busting Medical Cannabis dispensaries in California (Holder & DOJ).
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I may have forgotten something, but that's basically how I sum up Obama's polices for me.
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The vast majority of DU supports President Obama and his policies [View all]
berni_mccoy
May 2014
OP
Have you addressed the points listed in the attack thread you're referencing? Please...
ChisolmTrailDem
May 2014
#10
Vast majority of Democrats, yes. Vast majority of DU, fuck no, sorry, this is the place where
geek tragedy
May 2014
#15
Some people just aren't happy unless they're trying to make everyone else as miserable as they
okaawhatever
May 2014
#25