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In reply to the discussion: I am so utterly sick of this Third Way shit. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)He has no influence at all over policies that will, whether or not you disagree, reflect on his administration?
Where are you seeing 'Obama-hate? I see 'policy disagreement'. Does Obama agree, not agree with what is in the OP? You are defending him, so you must know. And if he has not yet decided then what objection do you have to having hear how the people feel about these policies so that WE the PEOPLE get to influence him before the Corporate lobbyists descend upon the WH.
What you seem to be objecting to is the Democratic process where when the people hear about policies that will be harmful to them, they speak out before those policies go into effect.
Obama is a tough guy, I supported him, for Senate and for POTUS, I think told us to let him know when he was not on the right track and he seemed to mean it, understanding the bubble he would be in once he got to DC.
Helping avoid making a decisions that would be so bad for this country seems to me is not Obama hate at all. To remain silent and let the Corps influence him, looks more like that to me.