Reply #85: Before he was in the Senate. As a Senator, Candidate, and President he has not.

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I think he came to realize that it would be impossible to pass when in the Congress. What one says before politics normally changes when you are embroiled in the political climate, for many situations. And when it comes to universal health care he would never have been able to fully distinguish himself with that. He'd either turn into another Kucinich--which would never win a Presidential Democratic ticket or Presidency because of the "other side." Not that Kucinich isn't the shizzite and know what he's talking about---because I agree with him 90% of the time; but because the nation will see him as 150% radical if they saw Obama has 100% radical.