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In reply to the discussion: face it. There is a contingent on DU who love a shirtless Putin and are swooning [View all]cui bono
(19,926 posts)posts of people who are okay with our president starting a war that goes against international law, okay with unconstituional spying on Americans, okay with drone strikes, okay with Wall Street in the WH, okay with Wall Street getting bailed out rather than Main St, okay with putting SS on the negotiating table, okay with unprecedented whistleblower prosecutions...
Those who you see criticizing are criticizing policy, not just the person. Most of the defenders are defending the person and throwing out their principles by doing so since they are defending the NSA spying, military action without a UN resolution, denying SS was ever offered up...
When Democrats fail us it's up to us to try to bring them back and call them out. Obama said it himself, hold his feet to the fire.