[Vision2020] Say What? (local and recent)

[Sunil Ramalingam]

Does Dale say Obama represents the left (whatever that is) because he's intellectually lazy, or ignorant, or simply because it fits his narrative? He's not shown too much interest in facts or the truth. Perhaps he simply refers to the fact that many on the left, like me, did support him and vote for him. But his recent actions make it clear that if I thought he represented me, I was mistaken.

Obama is no leftist. He's a centrist who is ever moving to the right, much like Clinton did. 

Is he a warmonger? Not one like Bush, but he's continued Bush's Iraq occupation, and is keeping his wrong-headed pledge to wage war in Afghanistan. We will not 'win' there, or in Iraq, and belong in neither country.

He's stepped up drone attacks in Pakistan. I don't know how any state can maintain legitimacy with its people while allowing a foreign power to bomb its people. We should not be surprised if that government implodes. Then of course we can pull out our hair worrying about what will happen to its nuclear arsenal. Maybe the time to worry is now, and we should not take these actions.

He's kept Guantanimo open, though if he was seriously interested in shutting it down, the Republicans are dedicated to keeping it open. He lacks the guts to take action to shut it down while they oppose it. And his recent statements about Private Manning's treatment were shameful.

I'm well to the left of Obama. His actions above do not represent me. I wonder why he keeps silent as a coordinated Republican plan to destroy unions and collective bargaining is waged across the country. A leftist would say and do something about it.

He's doing his best to convince me he doesn't deserve my vote.

Sunil

> Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:35:55 -0700
> From: thansen at moscow.com
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Say What? (local and recent)
> 
> "Protests essentially stopped after the 2008 election. The left now have
> their warmonger in the White House."
> 
> - Dale Courtney (March 26, 2011)
> http://right-mind.us/blogs/blog_0/archive/2011/03/26/79725.aspx
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> Seeya round town, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
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> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
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