Where are you politically?

[marlowe]

Originally Posted by ila

I wonder if Obama will ever make a stand on any of his principles and beliefs. ..... He supports people until they start to become a political liability at which time he drops them like a hot potato. .....

Obama may not be too pleased when news of Hank's support goes public. I can see the headlines now -

"PREACHER OF THE POWER OF TRANSSEXUAL LOVING PASSIONATELY BACKS OBAMA" Shock horror!

[ila]

Originally Posted by marlowe

Obama may not be too pleased when news of Hank's support goes public. I can see the headlines now -

"PREACHER OF THE POWER OF TRANSSEXUAL LOVING PASSIONATELY BACKS OBAMA" Shock horror!

A headline like that would surely grow legs and go for a long time (not to mention what the tabloids could do with this headline). Poor Hank (Obama's strongest proponent) may become a liability to Obama.

Originally Posted by ila

I wonder if Obama will ever make a stand on any of his principles and beliefs. He seems to bend whichever way the wind blows. He has opinions until they become unpopular and then he changes his mind. He supports people until they start to become a political liability at which time he drops them like a hot potato. He says things in private that he later repudiates in public.

One of the most important rules I live by is "Never - EVER - trust politicians, no matter how honest, charismatic and otherwise popular they seem." Obama's just being a politician.

[Kaiju]

I consider myself a left-liberal. US-citizens may think this is sayin' the same thing twice, but here in Germany, the "liberal" party is anything but left. Other's from left partys are anything but liberal, some even wanting Stalinism back. I believe that there is enough fortune for everybody, it just has to be properly shared.
A few years back, I met this homeless guy who asked me for a few Euro-Cents to complete his one Euro-Dollar he needed to buy himself a coffee. I just felt so damned sad, that in a rich society like Germany, there are people who even have to ask for so little.