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In reply to the discussion: President Obama can easily satisfy and silence liberal critics [View all]pnwmom
(108,972 posts)11. Excellent post. That laundry list applies to the poster, but millions of other Obama supporters
had their own set of reasons for voting for Obama.
And it's Obama's job to be the President for 100% of Americans, not the most consistently liberal subset of those who voted for him.
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Excellent post. That laundry list applies to the poster, but millions of other Obama supporters
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#11
Except for the first item, these are under Congress's authority not the pres
Liberal_Stalwart71
Dec 2012
#101
Bull. There will always be critics on the left and the right, no matter how good a job he does.
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#9
I think he could do a lot to see that the Patriot Act isnt continued forever.
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#22
And that's just one item on the laundry list of things he should be "demanding,"
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#38
Civil liberties is not an option for a Democratic society. It's not something on a
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#59
Somehow I am just now reading this post. You said what needs to be said. I think that's called
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#159
Tax rates, unemployment benefits, SS and Medicare benefits are things that might "disappoint" me.
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#160
That's one of the problems with emo progs: emotions are completely fungible & transferable . . .
patrice
Dec 2012
#29
Do you pay any attention to the news beyond the pablum fed to you by the American infotainment
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#134
Let's be clear about DOMA. What he has done hasnt helped anyone. His agencies are still enforcing it
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#161
Like it or not, it's politics, they can't do anything for anyone who won't support on anything but
patrice
Dec 2012
#12
what kind of nasty piece of work does it take to try to make "liberal" a bad word here?
DisgustipatedinCA
Dec 2012
#124
The ONLY reason Liberal is on the far left edge of Democrat, is because the Democratic Party
RC
Jan 2013
#152
Expecting a Democratic President to fight for Dem positions is not impossible (nt)
Demo_Chris
Dec 2012
#72
I think your post proves he'll never be able to silence you critics...
Drunken Irishman
Dec 2012
#20
"I'm sure if the votes had been there in '10, we would have that system. They weren't."
LWolf
Dec 2012
#115
I am proud to say that I will continue to push him to fix this mess we find ourselves in.
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#162
So, the basic question here is: Do YOU have the numbers to accomplish your goals?
patrice
Dec 2012
#25
Go see Lincoln the movie. Demanding 100% of your personal laundry list is well, self-serving to you
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#32
"I expect that Hillary would fight for them even if she thought she might lose. "
ProSense
Dec 2012
#80
A lot of posters evidently didn't make it all the way to this part of your OP
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#34
Just do it? Do you happen to know why sooooooo many people think Presidents are KINGS?
patrice
Dec 2012
#36
We saw what happened to OWS... but I guess there is no point in electing a champion to your cause
eilen
Jan 2013
#149
Yikey, that was probably your first mistake. You should have lurked for a while.
eilen
Dec 2012
#107
I had no illusions about President Obama. The only thing I knew for sure was the Supreme Court,
still_one
Dec 2012
#56
Since this administration has opted to continue many of the criminal policies of
Bad_Ronald
Dec 2012
#103
Then you better get busy finding the uber Progressive candidate for 2016 ... or ...
JoePhilly
Dec 2012
#99
sure , all he has to do is do what he says he will do instead of what the cons tell him to do...but
bowens43
Dec 2012
#128
I don't know that he's trying to "silence" them, I just think the American people stopped.......
Tarheel_Dem
Dec 2012
#129
They only have to tune in to MSNBC, or KTLK, etc. There are liberal options.
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2013
#148
Aren't you precious? Hopefully, the poster I actually responded to knew that I....
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2013
#165
Seeing how little those priorities have become, or are likely to become, realities
indepat
Dec 2012
#136