Thread: Obama and the modern left

Originally Posted by spiff

Confused?

likely.

Originally Posted by spiff

Drunk?

probably.

Originally Posted by spiff

Angry?

why should today be different from any other?

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

Ya, but you work for a living, Tex.

Worked Jettie, worked, past tense!

^ OK. But he still has a brain.
^^Oh, the welfare cases join ranks.

Originally Posted by sabang

^ Interesting, but I think it is quite a leap to describe Obama as 'Left'. He's firmly in the centre of politics- perhaps too 'social democrat' leaning for a staunch Republican, but that hardly makes him a Chavez, or even a Bernie Saunders.

CLEARLY IN THE CENTER?, BUT HAS THE MOST LIBERAL VOTING RECORD IN THE SENATE

Originally Posted by RPETER65

CLEARLY IN THE CENTER?, BUT HAS THE MOST LIBERAL VOTING RECORD IN THE SENATE

Really? Over which time period and how was it measured?

Make no mistake, Obama is extreme left wing.

Originally Posted by RPETER65

Originally Posted by sabang

^ Interesting, but I think it is quite a leap to describe Obama as 'Left'. He's firmly in the centre of politics- perhaps too 'social democrat' leaning for a staunch Republican, but that hardly makes him a Chavez, or even a Bernie Saunders.

CLEARLY IN THE CENTER?, BUT HAS THE MOST LIBERAL VOTING RECORD IN THE SENATE

If you look at the spectrum from the front he is on the left end. If you look at it from the side he is in the center. But then again so is everyone.

Originally Posted by spiff

Originally Posted by RPETER65

CLEARLY IN THE CENTER?, BUT HAS THE MOST LIBERAL VOTING RECORD IN THE SENATE

Really? Over which time period and how was it measured?

Over the time period that he was in the Senate.

Originally Posted by pai nai ma

Originally Posted by Accidental Ajarn

Obama is being hurt by the most radical of his supporters.

So is mccain.

Seeking a new center after the primaries, conventions, and vp choice.

Predictable.

One thing positive about the radical extremes of both parties is that they marginalize themselves.

Originally Posted by spiff

No, Issues = rightwing conspiracy. All posts not agreeing with the OP were deleted. LOL

To whom are you wishing: Lot Of Love ?

US citizens don't pay taxes if their overseas income is under $82,000.

Except if you're a US gov't employee

^ Or an NGO. OMG, is ray an NGO? No wonder nothing gets done at those wells. I had thought he was on sabbatical writing his doctoral thesis, which doesn't make sense at all either. Mind, nothing he says makes sense. Did Beth leave you, ray? Shouldn't you be Beth's sidekick or does rafiki sleep on her side of the bed now? Awwww.

Originally Posted by who

Make no mistake, Obama is extreme left wing.

What on earth makes you say that?

^ voices!

Yeah, that puzzles me too. Extreme left means things like nationalizing private industries, compulsory unionization, 90% income tax on high earners etc. I've never heard anything that radical from Obama - he's just the usual luke-warm left of center boring democrat. How people can stand to hear him parrot on about 'change' when his policies are about anything but change is a mystery.

Originally Posted by zedhex

Yeah, that puzzles me too. Extreme left means things like nationalizing private industries, compulsory unionization, 90% income tax on high earners etc. I've never heard anything that radical from Obama - he's just the usual luke-warm left of center boring democrat. How people can stand to hear him parrot on about 'change' when his policies are about anything but change is a mystery.

Such as health insurance, as to the tax thing depends on which day he is speaking, flip flopper.

Originally Posted by foreigner

a single payer with negotiation power for pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, treatment & ... makes sense.
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Of course it does. I can't believe so many US citizens are duped by the Lobbyists- I mean when you are paying 2 - 3 times as much for health care than other advanced economies for incomplete coverage, it's pretty glaringly obvious that things can and should be improved. What on earth happened to the 'can do' mentality that the US was once admired for?

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