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In reply to the discussion: An open letter to folks like myself who cannot in good conscience vote for Obama [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)For the purposes of my point, it doesnt matter how perfect or imperfect the legislation is, the Republicans are experts at getting the public to be upset about it. You can call it Romney's legislation or centrist, or not quite left enough, or whatever else. That is besides the point.
In fact, its probably even more impressive that they can essentially get the public to forget or ignore the fact that much of the Affordable Care act originated in Republican circles and be angry solely at Obama and the Democrats for it.
It's fun and easy to assert that the Democrats have no spine, I get that. But that doesnt make it true. What you interpret as 'not fighting hard enough for...' generally has very strong and sound reasons for doing so. Those reasons are related to why someone like Elizabeth Warren isnt walking all over Scott Brown in a very liberal state. Those reasons are related to why Dennis Kucinich could never make any headway in a race for President. In other words, the country is not nearly as accepting of progressive ideas as you seem to want to believe that it is.
Sure, I get that you will not accept what I am writing, not because it isnt correct, but because it is simply not what you WANT to believe. That is the difference between how you and I see the situation and Democrats and Obama. I see how it is, and you see what you want to see.