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In reply to the discussion: JUST STOP IT! [View all]zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)My priorities here is working towards moving the party forward in the correct direction. I can spend time here criticizing Trump, and I do occasionally, but when you think about it, it's really preaching to the choir and pretty much pointless around here. Elsewhere I spend a lot of time talking about Trump to those who need to hear it. Elsewhere, I spent a lot of time defending Obama against really unsupportable criticism. But I'm honest with them. I told them that I had many things of his to be critical, but I was pretty sure it wasn't what THEY though was worthy of criticism. Quite honestly, if you talk to a generic supporter of the GOP, the things I criticized, were often the things they DIDN'T mind that Obama did.
Just because single payer wasn't politically possible, doesn't mean it won't "work" here. And it sure isn't something that a progressive president should be declaring. And the reason it was "too expensive" in Vermont is because the money that would fund it is not available to them. It's busy paying for the ACA.
And criticizing the mistakes of Obama is not harping, it's called rational evaluation. But I understand you prefer something more like a fan club approach.