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In reply to the discussion: OK, thanks to DUers I think I'm seeing a "Shock Doctrine" pattern here........ [View all]ConservativeDemocrat
(2,720 posts)...when the reality is that when the the President called the GOP's bluff on Social Security they ran and hid, and Obamacare (which is what we're fighting over right now) has inside of it the largest expansion of Medicare in decades.
Um. No. Not gonna happen.
Now I'll give you that Obama is likely going to be in favor of the TPP, since his team is negotiating that right now. But as I've said previously, free trade is a good thing - twice as good if it has protections for workers build into it. There are massive number of jobs dependent on exports. So if you want to hang your hat on Obama not being Socialist, well okay. He's not. He's a Democrat.
May I also explain that labor, especially the Steam and Pipefitters unions, are in favor of the Keystone pipeline? There are reasonable arguments to make against the project, but that it will "decimate the working class and the poor" is really not one of them.
At least I can give you props for stating upfront where your true political affiliation lies. Much better than many folks around here.
- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community