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Comrade_McKenzie

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4. President Obama is just getting started...

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 08:07 AM

Dec 2012

There are things he does that has people on both the far right and far left kicking and screaming, but I rarely ever find myself kicking and screaming... even as someone that considers himself to be farther left than the President. I suppose I'm a pragmatist first and a leftist second.

I feel that no matter what he does, and no matter how it may help me or my family in particular... some groups on both sides, motivated by self-interest, will try and tell me he is doing something shitty because it affects them in some way... even if it may be beneficial to the majority of the people.

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In 2008 we elected a smart president, but in 2012 we elected a MUCH SMARTER president. [View all] mfcorey1 Dec 2012 OP

The Jury is still out dlcgopdinosamesame Dec 2012 #1

you eyes must have been wide closed, try opening them graham4anything Dec 2012 #2

Eisenhower was a joke? MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #3

First off I don't take history lessons from fictional movies you can but I will not dlcgopdinosamesame Dec 2012 #5

no, the proof will come 50 years from when 2017, Jan. is over. You need to have patience graham4anything Dec 2012 #6

President Obama is just getting started... Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #4