Reply #74: I agree with all that

[Time for change]

But the main question to my mind is WHY he is so far to the right of us. He is not only far to the right of us, but he is far to the right of who he said he was and what he promised during his campaign. Some possibilities:

1. That's just who is he. He campaigned far to the left of how he's acted as president because that's what he felt he had to do to get elected.

2. He's been bought out. He believes that without the support of Wall Street (who gave him more money during his campaign than any other candidate) he is unlikely to be elected. He believes (probably with good reason) that if he governs to the left of what he is currently doing he will not only lose their support, but they will turn against him.

3. His life and/or that of his family has been threatened.

4. Stockholm syndrome

I can't think of any other possibilities. I'm at a loss to know which one to choose. It could be any of them, but I'm leaning towards # 2 at this point.

In any event, regardless of which reason applies, there is a good reason why many people are thoroughly confused by his actions: He has been thorougly dishonest with us, and he's as good an actor as Ronald Reagan. Of course, if reason # 3 is the correct one, then at least he has an excuse for being dishonest. But even so, we need a different president. Feingold's # 1 reason for not running no longer applies. I hate to wish this on him (Feingold) because I like him, but I hope he runs in 2012.