Why Do Some Progressives Dismiss Rand Paul For His Wrongs, But Not President Obama For His?

[truth2power]

17. I couldn't agree more. Being consistently liberal, progressive and compassionate

is more important than "party". Otherwise we begin to look like a bunch of teabaggers - the point made by the post just below yours. I might add that I've been flogging this very point, here, for years.

If a person has no other opinion than that approved by the party, that person could be replaced by a computer and there would be no need for discussion boards at all. No need for nuance. That's not the way critical thinking works.

As far as the drone issue - and here's just one of the issues surrounding that - killing someone's 16 year old son and excusing it on the basis that the victim should have picked a better father (as one of Obama's spokespeople said..I can't remember who) is so horrific that it makes me physically ill.

I cannot possibly support something like that.