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[QUOTE="Headbanging_Man:1327131"][QUOTE="ShadowSD:1326962"]My point is that I can accept the argument of Obama should have done a and not b. But when there's never a plausible a suggested, that's where I don't understand the logic. Cheers.[/QUOTE] Obama should have done: a) Prosecuted Bush administration, CIA and Pentagon officials for torture not b) Thrown out some bullshit about "Let's move forward" while normalizing heinous and inhumane interrogation and incarceration tactics. a) Brought all troops out of Iraq not b) Left over 50,000 behind and pretended to have removed us from the conflict. a) Considered a single-payer health insurance system or at least allowed advocates of single-payer into the discussion and supported a public health insurance option not b) Let health insurance companies write the legislation to force the public into their for-profit industry, essentially giving them a permanent bailout. a) Prosecuted Wall St. fraudsters not b) NOT prosecuted Wall St. fraudsters. a) Used the EPA's powers to bring an end to fracking and mountain top coal removal not b) Rolled over for the energy conglomerates. a) Refrained from ordering assassinations of U.S. citizens and other "terror" suspects abroad not b) Ordered assassinations of U.S. citizens and other "terror" suspects abroad. a) Used the bully pulpit to denounce SOPA strongly and illustrate the dangers of federal control of the internet not b) Only addressed this threat through spokespeople and avoided a strong public stance on the bill. a) Vetoed the NDAA not b) Signed the NDAA. These are 8 examples of specific acts that Obama could have taken on his own initiative with virtually no input from Congress. The Democrats LOVE to blame the GOP when their alleged progressive ideals don't seem to be borne out by their actions, but the fact is, the Democrats (with a few exceptions like Elizabeth Warren and Dennis Kucinich) are NOT at all progressive and only brand themselves as such for votes. Blame the GOP controlled Congress as much as it deserves, as I certainly do, but you cannot blame them for distinctly harmful, anti-progressive, illiberal actions taken within the Obama executive branch itself.[/QUOTE]
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