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The Damned Donating Member (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-10 09:20 AM
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On 01/20/09, Obama followed Bush as President. And that's been the problem!
The AfPak escalation. The non-closing of Gitmo. The continuation of Executive Overreach. The lip service paid to reforming Rendition with no follow-up. And now, the proposed tinkering with Miranda.

Why is the President acquiescing to people who will never even consider voting for him in 2012?
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-10 09:27 AM
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1. You mean, to much of DU?
He doesn't seem to be.
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The Damned Donating Member (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-10 10:29 AM
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2. Okay.
I guess we've been clicking on different threads here!
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Neron616 Donating Member (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-10 12:54 PM
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3. Well
He's no Kim Jong Il, that's for sure!
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-10 01:45 PM
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4. He did try to close Gitmo--Congress got scared and blocked him.
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ProgressOnTheMove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-10 05:25 PM
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5. Exactly all these things would of been done with political will and if there wasn't parts of the...
Edited on Sun May-16-10 05:30 PM by ProgressOnTheMove
media driving that political will. Pres. Obama has been an outstanding President given the political environment he was handed.
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