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Vattel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-11 07:42 AM
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5. I see your point.
Maybe "idiot" is the wrong choice of words. Perhaps "willing to sacrifice the vulnerable for political gain" would be more accurate.
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  -Does Obama deserve our support? Vattel  Jul-12-11 07:36 AM   #0 
  - i think he's acting rationally in his political self-interest  Enrique   Jul-12-11 07:37 AM   #1 
  - I see your point.  Vattel   Jul-12-11 07:42 AM   #5 
  - He's trying in a hard situation and if he gets something in return it's probably good.  Pholus   Jul-12-11 07:58 AM   #11 
  - That kinda makes him an Ayn Rand Objectivist, politically, doesn't it?  MNBrewer   Jul-12-11 09:45 AM   #19 
  - unrec'd for either/or idiocy  lunatica   Jul-12-11 07:38 AM   #2 
  - We'll know down the road. At the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis,  no_hypocrisy   Jul-12-11 07:40 AM   #3 
  - Your post is too indecisive...you have to firmly bash Obama to get the recs n/t  Azathoth   Jul-12-11 07:41 AM   #4 
  - Sad but true. + 1  Bobbie Jo   Jul-12-11 08:46 AM   #13 
  - No.  CBGLuthier   Jul-12-11 07:45 AM   #6 
  - You are right. I have edited it.  Vattel   Jul-12-11 07:46 AM   #7 
  - We have to do something about the debt / deficit  creeksneakers2   Jul-12-11 07:46 AM   #8 
  - I agree that the costs of medicare needs to be addressed.  Vattel   Jul-12-11 07:52 AM   #10 
  - There's no reason to believe that President Obama proposed any cut in Medicare benefits.  bornskeptic   Jul-14-11 01:56 PM   #22 
     - There is some reason to believe that he wants to reduce  Vattel   Jul-14-11 03:28 PM   #36 
  - K&R....Reality does exist here on DU  Tippy   Jul-12-11 08:12 AM   #12 
  - K&R  Tippy   Jul-12-11 07:49 AM   #9 
  - Who is this "our" in "our support?"  BlueMTexpat   Jul-12-11 08:59 AM   #14 
  - I don't support Obama when I think he's wrong.  Vattel   Jul-12-11 09:24 AM   #16 
  - I think there is a difference  polmaven   Jul-12-11 09:38 AM   #17 
  - I agree with you. I was referring to the latter.  Vattel   Jul-12-11 09:44 AM   #18 
  - Thanks for your explanation!  BlueMTexpat   Jul-13-11 02:31 AM   #20 
     - I think I agree with everything you are said.  Vattel   Jul-14-11 08:00 AM   #21 
        - I'm with you on cuts in benefits generally.  BlueMTexpat   Jul-15-11 02:08 AM   #37 
  - Excellent post!  Proud Liberal Dem   Jul-14-11 02:10 PM   #23 
  - Support or not  Yon_Yonson   Jul-12-11 09:11 AM   #15 
  - "Our" support? You tapped out a long time ago (if you were ever in).  AtomicKitten   Jul-14-11 02:15 PM   #24 
  - +1000  CakeGrrl   Jul-14-11 02:21 PM   #26 
  - Whatever.  Vattel   Jul-14-11 03:01 PM   #30 
  - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Jul-14-11 03:03 PM   #32 
  - the office deserves respect, but he needs questioned harshly if he makes anti-progressive moves, and  Divine Discontent   Jul-14-11 02:17 PM   #25 
  - Policy deserves our support or lack of support  Bluenorthwest   Jul-14-11 02:24 PM   #27 
  - I think you nailed it.  Vattel   Jul-14-11 02:58 PM   #28 
  - If he supports 2 things you like, and 1 you don't, then what?  JoePhilly   Jul-14-11 03:01 PM   #29 
     - see post 16.  Vattel   Jul-14-11 03:02 PM   #31 
  - Yes - and let him know you support him when he DOES something  gateley   Jul-14-11 03:08 PM   #33 
  - well, I doubt he reads DU, or letters to the WH,  Vattel   Jul-14-11 03:14 PM   #34 
     - I'm thinking the e-mail checkers just tally yeas and nays, so  gateley   Jul-14-11 03:25 PM   #35 
  - Yes  thelordofhell   Jul-15-11 02:26 AM   #38 
  - yes  ccharles000   Jul-15-11 04:04 AM   #39 
  - I'm not sure he cares about our support.  polichick   Jul-15-11 06:28 AM   #40 
 

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