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wyldwolf

(43,867 posts)
Fri Feb 19, 2016, 08:38 PM Feb 2016

Rolling Stone: Obama One Of America’s Most Historically Successful Presidents. Bernie Sanders:....

"It's not a bad idea” for Obama to have a primary challenger.

Bill Press released a not-so-subtly titled book, “Buyer’s Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down.” Right there on the front jacket was Sanders’s name. His shortened blurb: “Bill Press makes the case. … Read this book.”

Obama Hasn't Closed 'Presidential Leadership Gap'

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Rolling Stone: Obama One Of America’s Most Historically Successful Presidents. Bernie Sanders:.... (Original Post) wyldwolf Feb 2016 OP
I agree with Bernie and think Obama will go down in history as one of the best Presidents. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #1
Obama was and is a great President. He was the right man for the last 7 years.... jillan Feb 2016 #2
I'm sorrry but the guy that is killing civilians with Drones and pushiing TPP Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #4
Rolling Stone is a little hyperbolic there. BillZBubb Feb 2016 #3

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)
1. I agree with Bernie and think Obama will go down in history as one of the best Presidents.
Fri Feb 19, 2016, 09:01 PM
Feb 2016

Doesn't mean we can't try for even better. Nothing inconsistent in believing both of those things.

jillan

(39,451 posts)
2. Obama was and is a great President. He was the right man for the last 7 years....
Fri Feb 19, 2016, 09:02 PM
Feb 2016

And Bernie will be the right man for the next 8 years.

Ferd Berfel

(3,687 posts)
4. I'm sorrry but the guy that is killing civilians with Drones and pushiing TPP
Fri Feb 19, 2016, 09:28 PM
Feb 2016

NEEDED to be primary-ed.

I see this as another example of good judgement on Bernie's part.

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)
3. Rolling Stone is a little hyperbolic there.
Fri Feb 19, 2016, 09:23 PM
Feb 2016

Obama will be a remembered as a good president, that's for sure. Historically successful? No way. And I say that not attacking Obama, but because the republicans obstructed everything he tried from day one.

Oh, and Obama did let progressives down. From his first campaign, many progressives got the impression Obama would be a fighter for meaningful change. His first term didn't deliver much of that. In his second term, he's been much better.

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