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In reply to the discussion: America Is Becoming a Bit More Liberal. That's Pretty Unusual Six Years Into a Democratic Presidency [View all]McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)And then it no longer sounds so far fetched.
So, yes, we are going to see a whole lot of executive action on a whole lot of issues that members of the Democratic base hold near and dear. Why do you think that Obama suddenly got over his cold feet on gays in the military and gay marriage? Dems win by increasing their own voter turnout. And results were astounding. By showing that they had a spine on that issue which the GOP claimed to have made taboo, the administration caused a 180 degree change in public opinion.
By turning Gay Rights into the Civil Rights of the 21st century, Obama and the Democrats have revitalized the party. Americans love this about the Dems--the fact that we stand up for everyone. That we stand for fairness. So, we will see the administration stand up for voting fairness, pay fairness, fairness for immigrants, fairness for the aged----
Oh, and I am going to toot my own horn a little. Back in 2010, when Citizens United caught everyone by surprise for the first and only time (Dems are now raising money as fast as the GOP) and the GOP regained the House, I advised the president to start using his executive superpowers to overcome the inevitable gridlock and wall to wall House hearings which I knew were on the horizons. It took him a while, but I am glad that he and his staff finally came around to my way of thinking:
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/McCamy%20Taylor/556
Here's for you, Mr. President, this blond is no Marilyn Monroe, but she loves you (and especially Michelle ) all the same