Could we stop acting like Obama is a liberal?

[Hotwheelz]

He's not. His economic policies are largely pro wall street. He's done very little in terms of environmental policy, campaign finance reform, illegal wiretapping and electronic privacy. He's consistently caved to republicans in budget negotiations. He's taken a free market approach to healthcare reform instead of fighting for single payer and he's bombed the **** out of other countries with drone strikes.

I voted for him in 2008 and regret it. Please stop assuming that liberals like Obama. If you want a true liberal look at people like Warren or Sanders.

[Rohirrim]

Originally Posted by Hotwheelz

He's not. His economic policies are largely pro wall street. He's done very little in terms of environmental policy, campaign finance reform, illegal wiretapping and electronic privacy. He's consistently caved to republicans in budget negotiations. He's taken a free market approach to healthcare reform instead of fighting for single payer and he's bombed the **** out of other countries with drone strikes.

I voted for him in 2008 and regret it. Please stop assuming that liberals like Obama. If you want a true liberal look at people like Warren or Sanders.

QFT

[El Minion]

Stop ruining a good Republican delusion with reality.

[mhgaffney]

Good point.
The true liberal was.....Nixon.

Obama = Manchurian candidate (CIA stealth operator).

[Eldorado]

Originally Posted by mhgaffney

Good point.
The true liberal was.....Nixon.

Obama = Manchurian candidate (CIA stealth operator).

Oh f*** YES!!!

[barryr]

But every liberal, at least around here, would still vote for him. There are no liberals around here complaining much about any of those things, so they must find all of that acceptable.

[Requiem]

Lol. Nobody is complaining? HAHA.

[Pony Boy]

What part of Obama = big-assed ******* government do you not understand.

Government control of your life cradle to the grave.

Let the IRS run wild and give them complete control of everything including your healthcare.

Eavesdrop and spy on every aspect of daily life and remember all are guilty until proven innocent.

Tax Tax Tax Tax, spend spend spend spend, borrow borrow borrow borrow, print print print and keep on printing money.

[Blart]

Why? Liberal is a good definition for Obama.

He's pro-austerity. He fights for privatization. He believes in the free market.

In most sane countries, "liberals" align with conservative parties, or they are the conservative party. Examples:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venstre_%28Denmark%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Canada
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Norway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libera...y_of_Australia

Unlike every other 1st and 2nd world nation, America does not have a leftist party. We have a choice between capitalism or capitalism with gay rights.


In conclusion, **** liberals.

[Blart]

Originally Posted by Pony Boy

What part of Obama = big-assed ******* government do you not understand.

Which big-government are you referring to? The big government created by our founding fathers in 1787 to protect the interests of merchants, slave-holders and land speculators? The one that has given enormous subsidies to big business for over 200 years? The one that gave away hundreds of millions of acres to railroad tycoons? The one with a military budget that dwarfs Russia, China, the UK, France and Japan combined?

Or is it the big-government that, fearing rebellion in the 1930's, created social security, unemployment, subsidized housing, and work programs?

Just curious if you have an actual problem with the government's size, or if your problem is actually who the government serves.

[BroncoBeavis]

Funny thing is that these kids believe that only their guys betray their ideology, while the other team's leaders are all 100% pure representations of the Conservative faith.

[TonyR]

Originally Posted by Pony Boy

Let the IRS run wild and give them complete control of everything including your healthcare.

Do you have any clue what the IRS's actual role in ACA is? Because using the words "complete control of everything" suggests that you don't.

[Blart]

Good graphic on why "liberal" is now seen as left, rather than right or center-right:

"Here we compare the policy mood in each state in the early 1960s (hollow dots) and in the early 2000s (solid dots). Higher values indicate a more conservative policy mood. In each instance, the solid dot is to the right of the hollow dot, suggesting that the public’s policy mood has moved in a conservative direction in every state. Furthermore, most of these increases are statistically significant."



http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...all-50-states/

Delaware is now one of the most liberal states, because it has gotten slightly more conservative.

[frerottenextelway]

Disagree with 80% of the OP. It's like the fantasy libertarians live in, where everything you want can happen like turning a light switch. Our Founders built this gov't to have change happen slowly. It's frustrating when things are mostly on your side and not moving like you want, but it's also a framework that built this country to stand in the long haul. If Bernie Sanders was Pres, we wouldn't have single payer. That's not how it works. But there's no doubt this country has moved significantly Left in the past 5 years, on issues from health care to war, to human rights, and that is what matters.

[Arkie]

Bush Wasn’t a Conservative and Obama Isn’t a Liberal

...but liberals vote for Obama and conservatives vote for Bush to play along with this charade.

[mhgaffney]

Once again -- the board descends into the swamp of partisan rants --

The bottom line is that we have no true opposition party and have not had one for many years. Both parties are owned by the financial elite.

The result is a uni party -- with two wings.

Partisan squabbling distracts from the actual problem --

MHG

[Hotwheelz]

Originally Posted by BBII

Funny thing is that these kids believe that only their guys betray their ideology, while the other team's leaders are all 100% pure representations of the Conservative faith.

No, I know people like Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are radical right. I'd much rather vote for an old school conservative (any conservative from the West Wing) than Obama because at least they're drawing conclusions from facts.

[pricejj]

Watch the rats jump off the sinking ship.


"I voted for him, but his Socialist policies aren't doing what he said they would."


Yeah, no joke. Can't say I didn't warn ya!

[nyuk nyuk]

Since when were Democrats not pro-Wall Street?

Who do you think wants all that cheap illegal labor given amnesty?

[Hotwheelz]

Originally Posted by pricejj

Watch the rats jump off the sinking ship.


"I voted for him, but his Socialist policies aren't doing what he said they would."


Yeah, no joke. Can't say I didn't warn ya!

No, you twat. His policies aren't liberal nor anywhere near socialist. They're moderately right wing (he cut SS). Current republicans just happen to be extremely right wing.

Can you not read?

[B-Large]

Warren = Communist
Obama = Socialist
Christie = Liberal
Coburn = Blue Dog
Boehner = RINO

That's the reality in this day and age.... What a wacky world it is..

[Rigs11]

Pony forgets that his heroes Raygun and Dubya both grew government and the debt

[B-Large]

Originally Posted by Hotwheelz

No, you twat. His policies aren't liberal nor anywhere near socialist. They're moderately right wing (he cut SS). Current republicans just happen to be extremely right wing.

Can you not read?

Obama is a left leaning centrist, that why he won, he appealed to independents who vote vote candidates that appeal to the centrists...

I laugh when I hear some mouth breather refer to Obama as a Socialist..

[Hotwheelz]

Originally Posted by B-Large

Obama is a left leaning centrist, that why he won, he appealed to independents who vote vote candidates that appeal to the centrists...

I laugh when I hear some mouth breather refer to Obama as a Socialist..

He's left leaning on some issues like gay rights, but has made too many unnecessary concessions with house republicans for me to have any faith in him.

[Pony Boy]

Originally Posted by Rigs11

Pony forgets that his heroes Raygun and Dubya both grew government and the debt

The Obama pledge to "get our spending under control"........