I think that's kinda true except I started from supporting him and I gather you didn't
support due to his actions in regards to privacy, definitely a disappointment in this area > in continuing Bush era policies, and this one > in the ever growing national debt and the horrible economy. Inherited, and handicapped by the mistaken assumption that the Republicans would do the right thing. So his error, sure. But there is more than enough blame to go around on this one, starting with the disastrous tax policies of his predecessor. > He > has shown time and again that he doesn't feel the need to meet his campaign > promises (or those given in office) he tries to show good faith but he concedes way too much upfront to people who have publicly pledged not to compromise with him. > and he is failing to inspire the youth > vote duh, after all that, was he inspiring *anyone*? > and the independent vote the way he did last election, so in > traditional wag the dog manner, with Houdini like reflexes, he's changed > everyone's focus. > I wouldn't put it that way. I'd say something closer to maybe he said what the hell, I'll either win or I won't and if I lose it may as well be for trying to do what I want for a change.... That's my take > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > once Biden opened his mouth Obama would have looked weak if he tried to > > spin it. And the Defense of Marriage crew weren't going to be on his side > > for the most part anyway, with the exception of the fundamentalist black > > community. They are the question mark. Don't think they'll vote against > > Obama but they might not vote for him. > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > I think that he was simply being honest about what he thought about > > > it. I guess he would have preferred to wait but after Biden decided to > > > speak out, he thought he had no real reason not to. > > > > > > Essentially it may be an empty issue, and best to get it out of the > > > way now rather than at a more critical point in the election. Which is > > > probably good because it shifts the conversation to more important > > > things, like the record of Mitt Romney viciously assaulting other kids > > > with scissors. during high school > > > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 5:13 PM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > I agree....this does not seem to help him politically...at least in > the > > > > short term. I thought that was refreshing. > > > > > > > > BUT....politicians rarely do things that don't seem to help them > > > > politically....so maybe the Obama folks see a different angle on this > > > that > > > > I don't. > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Larry C. Lyons < > larrycly...@gmail.com > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > > >> He really gains nothing from it. If anything it hurts him. > > > >> > > > >> The teahadis who are mostly against same sex marriage are not going > to > > > >> vote for him anyhow. Those on the left will probably vote for him > > > >> regardless, what other choice do they have. It will cost him with a > > > >> lot of conservative black voters though. They are not going to vote > > > >> for Mittens, but they most likely will just stay home in November. > > > >> > > > >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:31 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> > Political move to secure his left wing in an upcoming election > year > > > >> cycle. > > > >> > No more no less. > > > >> > > > > >> > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Eric Roberts < > > > >> > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> yeah...that was awesome. it is never too late to do the right > > thing. > > > >> >> Biden did sorta give him a kick in the backside on this. Go Joe! > > > >> >> > > > >> >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > I usually am not that engaged on this issue, but I did want to > > > note in > > > >> >> > passing that I applaud Obama for saying something about this > when > > > the > > > >> >> > conventional wisdom was that it was not in his own best > interests > > > to > > > >> do > > > >> >> so. > > > >> >> > Even if he was pushed :) He still did the right thing and I > > think a > > > >> >> little > > > >> >> > less cynically of him now because he did. > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:350618 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
