Baraka_Guru

To bring this back to the OP: it's not a legitimate complaint because past presidents have done similar things, both Democrat and Republican, throughout the 20th century.

If they want to criticize the nationalization, partial or no, they should focus on how it is carried out, not that it happened at all. Obama said it was temporary. Hold him to that. That's a legitimate criticism. Let's not call him a socialist for doing what's a part of the American tradition in politics and economic policy.

He's not a far-left Marxist radical seeking to dismantle the republic. To harp on about that is folly.

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