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12. "better to just put your faith in President Obama and the Democratic Party"
Tue Dec 18, 2012, 02:00 PM
Dec 2012

No, no blind faith in any politician for me, thanks. That is a scary, scary proposition.

Obama is a politician, not a god.

And talk is cheap, even when spoken with great eloquence.

We didn't come to have the Patriot Act and Dept. of Homeland Security without the Dems.

We didn't come to this place in our history without the Dems help.

Better than the repubs.

But politicians just the same.

None deserving of blind faith.
Democracy does not function in silence, kentuck. enlightenment Dec 2012 #1
the old saying; "damn if he does and damn if he does't." On DU, no one is ever happy. demosincebirth Dec 2012 #2
There are a lot of whiny people in this country. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #3
Reactionaries on the right and left... Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #4
Because he asked us to hold his feet to the fire? HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #5
The "Empowerment" Of The Innertoobs... KharmaTrain Dec 2012 #6
IMHO, we're not required to believe they're not going to screw us. hughee99 Dec 2012 #7
Silence is consent jsr Dec 2012 #8
Not. n/t cynatnite Dec 2012 #15
Is too. n/t dawg Dec 2012 #24
President Obama has OFFERED to throw seniors to the wolves. That's why. forestpath Dec 2012 #9
If we wait until the deal is done, it's too late to criticize. dawg Dec 2012 #10
An easy way to stop the rumors. Televise the negotiations. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #11
"better to just put your faith in President Obama and the Democratic Party" Skip Intro Dec 2012 #12
People who complain after the fact have no real power. Bucky Dec 2012 #13
I agree that no deal has been signed as of yet, and I await to see what will come. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #14
I wish they'd hurry and settle on something... I need something new to watch in the news. nt Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #16
Because he is offering to "not cut social security" by cutting social security? AllyCat Dec 2012 #17
Because he's just a politician DJ13 Dec 2012 #18
They wait with bated breath for a chance to jump on Obama. Any excuse will do. MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #19
This is not just about Social Security and Medicare. woo me with science Dec 2012 #20
There are some who have expected nothing from him but failure since 2008 CakeGrrl Dec 2012 #21
Because the second he makes the deal, the same people Marr Dec 2012 #22
I'm a cynic. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #23
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