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In reply to the discussion: Why the arguments of Obama's defenders leave many cold. [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Capable of just whipping his dick out and solving all the world's many problems with a single mighty thrusty. That he does not do this, of course, makes him a "sellout," "worse than Bush," a "fascist" and many other choice terms of endearment.
I'm sorry he's not everything you imagined he would be. Maybe you should have paid a little more attention on the campaign trail, rather than just going "Oh, he's a democrat, he'll deliver my ultimate wishlist!" and you wouldn't be quite so disappointed.
I understand that you, and many other Democrats were so upset with not having your wishlist implemented, that you happily tugged your forelocks and passed the keys with all due fawning and simpering, to the Tea Party candidates you campaigned so vigorously for in 2010, in order to "teach Obama and the Democrats a lesson." Just between you and I, I think perhaps it's you who should have taken a lesson from that experiment. yet here you are, doing the same thing and, I have no doubt, expecting a totally different result.
Allow me to appeal to the adult that resides somewhere within the diaper-soiling manchild now before me; Obama is what we have for 2012. The people who would want to run against him all have the same basic goal; America is to become a corporate labor camp. Obama has surely done things that displease all of us - you have no need to snivel and pout as if you were an especially aggrieved toddler on that score. And unfortunately the odds are poor that he'll suddenly take a new tack after the election.
But however bad he is - and however bad you imagine him to be as well - he's markedly better than the fellows he'll be running against. I agree, it's goddamned pathetic that the office of the presidency has come down to "He's not as bad as the other douchebags," but it's rather fucking late to fix it this campaign season.
Short version: this is the option you have. It's not a great option perhaps, but the alternative is far more intolerable Your experiment with "teaching the democrats in the lesson" just fucked you and everyone else over, so you could feel a few seconds of self-righteousness when you saw the election results. Try to avoid that this year, if you can help yourself. If you really want a liberal in office, you're going to have to start early and work towards it. Yes, work. If you can't be bothered to do more than bitch across a keyboard, well, who needs you one way or another?