“Legion- I don’t think he’s abandoned anything. I think too many people assumed he was far left, assumed he was weak, assumed he would not be patriotic (remember the flag pin controversy?). I think Obama is a centrist, and far more complex in his ideas and his responses.”
come on bxgrl,
don’t make me list the previous and televised positions on:
-Guantanamo
-Enhanced interrogation techniques
-Rendition policy
-Afghanistan
This is why I say he’s in a difficult position. Many people still feel that he sold them on a complete change in policy with regards to the war on terror.
Centrist?
Nah.
Moving towards center?
Seems that way
but it’s a difficult road.
I felt like McCain was dishonest; I felt like he sold out whatever he thought would help him, which seemed to run directly against who he seemed to be in his previous campaign, where he actually seemed admirable.
(Although he seems like a jerk, what with calling his wife a cunt and all.)
Exactly, bfarwell. My take on hims was that he was a pragmatist who really does believe in change.
BHS- what do you think those 2 “maverick’s were trying to sell? I found that more dishonest and far more cynical/ Maybe even naive because they kept throwing the word out like it was candy, expecting everyone to fall for it.
Legion- I don’t think he’s abandoned anything. I think too many people assumed he was far left, assumed he was weak, assumed he would not be patriotic (remember the flag pin controversy?). I think Obama is a centrist, and far more complex in his ideas and his responses.
Soooooo hung over chicago still fat and square
“Legion- I don’t think he’s abandoned anything. I think too many people assumed he was far left, assumed he was weak, assumed he would not be patriotic (remember the flag pin controversy?). I think Obama is a centrist, and far more complex in his ideas and his responses.”
come on bxgrl,
don’t make me list the previous and televised positions on:
-Guantanamo
-Enhanced interrogation techniques
-Rendition policy
-Afghanistan
This is why I say he’s in a difficult position. Many people still feel that he sold them on a complete change in policy with regards to the war on terror.
Centrist?
Nah.
Moving towards center?
Seems that way
but it’s a difficult road.
BHS- I didn’t assume that at all. I only mentioned them for comparison on honesty and naivete.
“Who remembers:
“There you go again!”
“Read my lips!”
“I knew Jack Kennedy, and you are no Jack Kennedy!”
“Stay the course.””
I remember. Those were all lines from the first porn movie I ever saw.
bxgrl, I’m not sure where you get the idea that my comments on Obama are in any way an endorsement of his opponents or their strategies.
I feel that McCain/Palin were worse in just about every way.
I have said many times that I voted for Obama in the general election and plan on voting for him again.
This means that despite the various qualities of his that I do not like, I feel that his opponents are worse.
I felt like McCain was dishonest; I felt like he sold out whatever he thought would help him, which seemed to run directly against who he seemed to be in his previous campaign, where he actually seemed admirable.
(Although he seems like a jerk, what with calling his wife a cunt and all.)
Exactly, bfarwell. My take on hims was that he was a pragmatist who really does believe in change.
BHS- what do you think those 2 “maverick’s were trying to sell? I found that more dishonest and far more cynical/ Maybe even naive because they kept throwing the word out like it was candy, expecting everyone to fall for it.
Legion- I don’t think he’s abandoned anything. I think too many people assumed he was far left, assumed he was weak, assumed he would not be patriotic (remember the flag pin controversy?). I think Obama is a centrist, and far more complex in his ideas and his responses.
On the topic of subway expansion, here’s a video of the 7 line expansion to the Javits area on the West side.
This project is really moving along.
http://www.youtube.com/v/4OmEsYhPaYs
Prez – I figured you woudn’t recommend still going on the trip. I assumed “no†would be your answer to my question as to whether I should.