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Originally Posted by aceventura3
If true, perhaps this capsulizes the problem. For Bush, the things he did were not about beating Democrats, he acted according to his convictions. And for me, I have little respect for people who compromise their convictions or those who don't have any. For example, I read your various positions and you are consistent, we disagree on almost everything, but you have my respect.
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I appreciate that.
I don't get how President Obama being a moderate capsulizes the insane accusations being lobbed against him, though. He should have pushed for single-payer and settled on a public option, but didn't, and yet "Obamacare" (the healthcare reform bill) was being characterized as a communist plot. Those accusations were so loud and so stupid they drowned out the concerns of honest people that are in trouble because of our messed up healthcare industry. Like it or not, there are substantial problems in the healthcare industry and the healthcare bill probably would have addressed them better if the administration didn't have to deal with the "death panel" or "socialism" bullshit.
What I think is going on are these are fucked-up, disingenuous political tactics. Calling President Obama a socialist or a Nazi or a Kenyan are less about abject racism or unbelievable stupidity but more about the right being willing to get down in the dirt and do some of the most despicable things I've ever seen just so they can get a majority back and get to deregulating and giving tax breaks to the rich.