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On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 10:50 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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:350619 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
