2016 Postmortem

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3. A-men. What a petulant, mean-spirited OP.

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Before I die, I'd like to feel admiration for a living President [View all] DerekG May 2016 OP

You wouldnt know one if you saw one, because you did for 8 years just now and didnt Actor May 2016 #1

A-men. What a petulant, mean-spirited OP. randome May 2016 #3

"Disagree with you" is not the same as "mean" hellofromreddit May 2016 #39

Right elleng May 2016 #60

Agreed, but stating that no President has satisfied the OP hints at mean-spiritedness, imo. randome May 2016 #70

Petulant? elleng May 2016 #59

The OP can't be satisfied. Sounds like petulance to me. randome May 2016 #73

The quality of alerts really sucks anymore. pintobean May 2016 #88

+1000. nt ecstatic May 2016 #100

You mean Mr. Hope n' Change? DerekG May 2016 #5

One of the three most successful of all time, is what history will say. Actor May 2016 #6

Just wait for the next economic meltdown DerekG May 2016 #8

You have no clue "why". And don't even guess. I voted for Obama twice because I hoped floriduck May 2016 #64

👆 this. deathrind May 2016 #90

don't forget Obama also put Arne Duncan in charge of education. It's been one liberal_at_heart May 2016 #111

FDR became FDR in retrospect Demsrule86 May 2016 #66

sadly you are not better informed. sheshe2 May 2016 #28

+1000! mcar May 2016 #38

Thanks mcar. sheshe2 May 2016 #45

He's technically one of the best legislative presidents in US history but go ahead and keep uponit7771 May 2016 #53

Mr. Hope n' Change...did you steal that from Sarah Palin? Drunken Irishman May 2016 #71

FYI: FDR's New Deal programs were great . . . but if you were black many of them excluded you brush May 2016 #83

So we have a public option and the bush tax cuts are gone? basselope May 2016 #10

Silly rabbit Art_from_Ark May 2016 #16

That's right.. back when they ended the war on drugs too and basselope May 2016 #19

+1, they don't know it doesn't really get any better than this uponit7771 May 2016 #49

+1000 sheshe2 May 2016 #50

+100 Fresh_Start May 2016 #51

Will likely never happen BlindTiresias May 2016 #2

I am a decade older than you. I adored Carter, if mostly for his smile and his wonderful wife, who GreenPartyVoter May 2016 #4

If President Jimmy Carter doesn't meet your standards, you are SOL. missingthebigdog May 2016 #7

I admired and voted for Carter Protalker May 2016 #78

I admire Carter, but he was a mediocre President, IMO n/t Blue Meany May 2016 #9

the ONLY ONE to get the Israelis and Palestinians to sit down and put pen to paper. NWCorona May 2016 #44

Obama is a GREAT President. fun n serious May 2016 #11

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #13

Give it a rest. fun n serious May 2016 #23

After the polls shifted, he sure did. basselope May 2016 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #57

LOL!!!!! zappaman May 2016 #27

He's still the best republican president of my lifetime. basselope May 2016 #30

Thread win! mcar May 2016 #43

I am trying not to..... sheshe2 May 2016 #46

Those posts call for a WHOOOOLE lot more whine that what you go there, zap. Number23 May 2016 #91

Utter bullshit. Disgracefully bashing Our Democratic President with that ad hom redstateblues May 2016 #31

No BS at all.. and it isn't "lumping him in with Cruz" basselope May 2016 #85

Bullshit. That's just a smear. It's BSS favorite ad hom. redstateblues May 2016 #109

I never voted for him... but he had better ideas than the democratic candidates. basselope May 2016 #114

Sanders thought the same and democrats disagree with him by the tune of 3 million votes uponit7771 May 2016 #55

Not really. basselope May 2016 #86

no really, its over 3 million votes... and yes dems left the party for RayGun. They're the same uponit7771 May 2016 #103

If things continue on their current path, there is a good shot at 2020. basselope May 2016 #12

There is no Sanders movement. His political revolution is an empty bumper sticker slogan redstateblues May 2016 #37

There was nothing to vote for in the last couple of mid-terms. basselope May 2016 #87

If Dems lose the election I think you route sounds reasonable. jwirr May 2016 #82

The fact that you actually believe this is amusing mythology May 2016 #106

Clinton has no viable path to victory. basselope May 2016 #107

Bernie Sanders...! KoKo May 2016 #14

+1. pacalo May 2016 #34

More drama. JoePhilly May 2016 #15

If that's your standard, you'll never be happy. CrowCityDem May 2016 #17

Well Old Codger May 2016 #18

Jimmy Carter is deserving of your admiration and respect. SheilaT May 2016 #20

Agreed yourpaljoey May 2016 #21

All the more reason why the relentlessly have vilified him! The PTB cannot stomach brewens May 2016 #24

Jimmy Carter is a great man redstateblues May 2016 #41

Jimmy Carter brokered the only lasting peace in the middle east Demsrule86 May 2016 #69

Carter. n/t brewens May 2016 #22

Mee...Too laserhaas May 2016 #25

I admire Obama. zappaman May 2016 #26

Best President in my lifetime. sheshe2 May 2016 #32

I don't really admire any politician bigwillq May 2016 #33

This thread does serve one useful purpose if nothing else. It points out the basic difference Trust Buster May 2016 #35

If nothing else, this single post can be extrapolated to every supporter of both candidates. RadiationTherapy May 2016 #52

Nope, I was a Hillary supporter in 2008 and I admire President Obama today. Trust Buster May 2016 #58

If you can't admire the first black person to become president you have my condolences. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #36

Well, you'd better get start working on that... brooklynite May 2016 #40

LOL. JaneyVee May 2016 #42

I know what you mean, but zipplewrath May 2016 #47

As president I admire John Kennedy most of all. I would also have to say Ike, Bill Clinton, doc03 May 2016 #48

I have and I am grateful. oldandhappy May 2016 #54

I was around for LBJ Retrograde May 2016 #56

LBJ has a great legacy IMO if you can exclude Vietnam....which of course, we can't. StevieM May 2016 #98

I feel admiration for Obama. Really a great president. YouDig May 2016 #61

If you can't feel that way about President Obama, MineralMan May 2016 #62

Well put. redstateblues May 2016 #68

+1 JoePhilly May 2016 #89

Well I don't admire Bernie and am glad he will not be the nominee Demsrule86 May 2016 #63

You just named three of the top philandering Presidents to ever hold office. Jitter65 May 2016 #65

Poor you - at least we had JFK, but then he was assassinated. Carter was pretty good, Clinton was kerry-is-my-prez May 2016 #67

That is why I can't wait to see Hillary elected POTUS. LaydeeBug May 2016 #72

I admire President Obama and I expect to admire the next President Clinton, too. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author brush May 2016 #74

You guys are SO lordsummerisle May 2016 #75

Petulant snottiness. madamesilverspurs May 2016 #76

+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #79

+2 Bobbie Jo May 2016 #102

Before you die, I'd like to see you underthematrix May 2016 #77

Do you have any idea how many millions of Dems admire the CURRENT President? pnwmom May 2016 #80

It's interesting how President Obama is viewed on DU versus "the real world." PragmaticLiberal May 2016 #92

DU is to Democrats pnwmom May 2016 #95

You want a draft, then. Sparkly May 2016 #84

derp bigtree May 2016 #93

I admire President Obama. Turin_C3PO May 2016 #94

The way politics are done now, it's not likely... VOX May 2016 #96

Try Jimmy Carter. He is s still with us and pretty awesome. (nt) apnu May 2016 #97

None of those men were perfect! Each of them did AWFUL things ecstatic May 2016 #99

+1, Sanders has sold them a figure from Unicornia and not reality, I think that's where he hurts the uponit7771 May 2016 #104

Obama Dem2 May 2016 #101

Obama is a giant of a human being The Second Stone May 2016 #105

I second your sentiment about President Obama. Jimmy Carter was the best akbacchus_BC May 2016 #112

His supreme court nominess voted for gay marriage in all 50 states The Second Stone May 2016 #117

Perhaps in your life time, it would be President Obama for me. akbacchus_BC May 2016 #108

Has there ever been a President that garnered 100% admiration from 100% population? Sheepshank May 2016 #110

Your Full Of Shit About President Obama Corey_Baker08 May 2016 #113

I'm old and therefore, lucky in this respect. raven mad May 2016 #115

Missed your chance passing over President Obama bobGandolf May 2016 #116

"Borders on miraculous"? BernieforPres2016 May 2016 #121

Thanks... bobGandolf May 2016 #122

I greatly admire President Obama. Skinner May 2016 #118

Well, you could run for president. TwilightZone May 2016 #119

FDR was made, not born. Orsino May 2016 #120