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Originally Posted by aceventura3
First he was not running against Bush. Second, I would understand if he took a materially different course than Bush, he has not, hence my confusion.
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When Senator McCain was running, his platform was eerily similar to that of the Bush administration. And despite my not being a strong Obama supporter, I'm well aware that President Obama has shifted a lot of policies that were in place under President Bush.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
You support my point. I would not continue or outreach to "failed policies". I would govern based on my beliefs. Obama had a super majority, he won the election based on his words, yet he has governed differently. Why?
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His outreach has been entirely consistent since taking office. That's my point. The GOP should be thanking him, not (forgive me) acting like a bunch of complete idiots.
And you and the majority of the GOP likely stand apart on the whole "strong leadership" thing. If President Obama led the way I would have (decimating anyone that stood in the way of my strong leftist agenda), the GOP would have long since launched an armed revolution. You, while totally disagreeing with his policies, would at least respect him for having the fortitude to go balls to the wall.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
I have a low tolerance for B.S. If you recall I was calling out Edwards long before it was fashionable, and I got it from some of you folks. My gut tells me Obama is like a "snake oil" salesman. When it comes to the test, his "elixir" just does not work and I think he realizes that.
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You didn't really respond to what I posted, so here it is again: when did President Obama lie or significantly exaggerate during his lecture? And didn't he really make an effort to answer even ridiculous questions as honestly as possible? How is this not transparent and bipartisan, things generally considered to be of pinnacle importance by conservatives?