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@The Czarina: you're countering an accusation/statement I have not made. My beef with Barry has little to do with the experience/no experience dichotomy, though I really appreciate how he's had no qualms about using someone's Washington insider status against them, which is a tactic that is the last refuge of the likes of Mitt Romney, not Messiah.
@ Lynx: Yes, yes I am. I've thought about this a lot, about the risk of taking a position and willing to pay for it if I am wrong, and in Barry's case, I feel it my bones that if he does win the general election (meaning he manages to not be McGovern), which is not guaranteed, we are headed for another Carter, and how dearly we paid for that one-termer.
Plus, I think you're moving the goalposts: "does indeed live up to his promise of change and hope, passing progressive legislation, restoring
America's reputation (at least partially) and ending the occupation."
Passing progressive legislation, partially restoring America's reputation and ending the occupation are just the beginning Jesus Hussein Christ's promises. Those are the same promises as Hillary (excpet hillary explicitly has universal health coverage as one of her progressive promises). No, no, Obama has gone far beyond that: he has promised us he will bring the country together, inspire more change and hope beyond just his own works in Washington, open a new era in America, forever change the politics in this country, and heal its divisions (i personally don't want my divisions with prolifers and homophobes "healed," btw) and on and on and on.
And I don't buy that line no matter who is selling it, Repug or Dem. The support among Dems for Obama just proves that Dems are just as susceptible to cheap rhetoric as Repugs, something I didn't want to believe was true. I thought we were the smart, reasonable, adult, responsible party. Turns out, we're just as much an irrational mob as any other group.
