Reply #23: No flames here. I think Obama found out after he got elected that it's the PTB who really runs

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the show. I began thinking that when the highly-connected goofball was selected by the SCOTUS & now I'm convinced. Obama was well-intentioned but hit a powerful brick wall. I'm looking forward to hearing his campaign speeches. :evilgrin:

A bit of optimism: Radical political climates tend to run in cycles. The teabaggers have brought back the McCarthy period, so to speak, & we have a major class war going on at the same time. Extremism usually doesn't last; there's usually an epiphany that is reached that will bring reform. I hope we're not too far gone to bounce back to sanity.