If I'm daring to raise my head above the parapet and post an OP for the first time in months...

[gateley]

86. Listen, I hate the Bankruptcy Act (and he's done other things that piss me off, too --

some of which you've cited). But as for the Bankruptcy Act (not making an excuse) the industry was the largest employer in his State. Who knows what barrel he was over? I think his over-reaction to the raves was fear and a sign of the times. I'm not going to go through all you've highlighted because most likely we're in agreement (you and I, not Biden and I .

I've posted that I would hope at this point he would take steps to rectify some of these actions, hopefully having grown and learned as we all do with experience and the passage of time.

I think he, like others, didn't realize the extent that BushCo lied to get us into Iraq. They, more than us, should have been more diligent, or at least listened to Joe Wilson! But I DO know if he'd been POTUS, he wouldn't have escalated in Afghanistan (which he advised Obama who chose to follow the advice of the military). Again, no excuses. I can't change what has happened.

But you're discounting all the GOOD he has done and the ways he differs from Obama and Hillary. Again, I won't list examples because I'm not trying to change your mind and if you were interested you'd find out more for yourself.

The bottom line is I trust him. I trust Bernie, too. Not sure who else in the pool at this point I can say that about.