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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Ellen Sturtz gets a column in WaPo: "Why I confronted the first lady" [View all]Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)40. he is either the weakest and least resolute president in history
or simply doesn't want to get any of these things done (I. E. a republican). He's abandoned environment folks, gays, pro-choicers, sp healthcare believers, antiwar, anti-torture, pro-public school, labor, ... unless the media decides to canonize him like they have done to Bush, his legacy will be one of accomplishing nothing.
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Didn't you know that Michelle Obama has superpowers to force him to sign something?
davidpdx
Jun 2013
#7
I can't help but feel that she is heckling the wrong people over LGBT equality
Proud Liberal Dem
Jun 2013
#3
To the Blame Obama First crowd, your good, well-reasoned advice would fall on deaf ears.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jun 2013
#9
It seems like being "anti-Obama" for whatever real or imagined slight is considered "street cred"
Proud Liberal Dem
Jun 2013
#11
So she retired at 56, and that makes her unqualified to speak on gender issues?
Doctor_J
Jun 2013
#31