Barack Obama

zipplewrath

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8. Well, if you really mean the "far left"

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 02:26 PM

Jan 2012

Their "complaints" are basically true. They didn't get some Bernie Sanders, Ralph Nader, or Dennis Kucinich. And the successes that Obama has achieved have been by oppposing what they want and going for what he felt he could achieve. Heck, the truth is, if we are really discussing the "far left", there isn't a national politician that is far left. And there isn't. There are folks who want more regulation of various industries, but you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who was advocating for the nationalization of whole industries such as energy, or the banking system.

Obama isn't far left, never claimed to be far left, doesn't want to be far left, and doesn't agree with the far left.

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With the list of President Obama's policy and political successes growing daily a conundrum [View all] grantcart Jan 2012 OP

(while pressing on the keyboard really really hard) Whisp Jan 2012 #1

Excuse me, but those keyboard licks made Obama appoint Cordray and Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #2

They have gone from defcon two (typing with intentional firmness) to defcon three (typing really grantcart Jan 2012 #3

"Of course the more obvious option [of their being] wrong just never occurs to them." nofurylike Jan 2012 #4

! Number23 Jan 2012 #5

I don't know why you think these folks at having a conundrum, Grantcart Number23 Jan 2012 #6

here is the connundrum grantcart Jan 2012 #7

Well, if you really mean the "far left" zipplewrath Jan 2012 #8

I would agree that even Bernie Sanders is not 'far' left. grantcart Jan 2012 #9

Professional left zipplewrath Jan 2012 #10