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Whatever. Obama is a great president. I know he is because I have it from an unimpeachable (see what I did there?) source: The Chia company said so in an ad for Chia Washington, Chia Lincoln and Chia Obama: "three great presidents."

I don't know how the Chia Obama is supposed to work, though, cause he doesn't have anything remotely like a 'Fro, green or otherwise. You'd have to trim that thing down to an 1/16th inch every day, which kind of defeats the point of having a Chia head, doesn't it?

Anyway, the mere presence of stuff like Chia heads and and Tickle-Me Elmos and Cabbage Patch Kids and Pet Rocks and chunks of the Berlin wall are pretty much proof that the Democrats are right: We really DON'T pay enough in taxes.

"...what the hell can we agree on?"

Apparently nothing. With the filibuster threat looming over every single piece of legislation and the super majority it takes to pass anything, not a god damned thing.

"American citizens whose only desire is to serve their country freely"

And cock.

@Vonnegut Slut: I love ya, baby, but read Dustin's post again.

Hey, ,, when has Obama not been moderate? Maybe in his escalation of the war in Afghanistan and his insistence on sanctions against Iran. But, domestically, there has been no sweeping liberal/progessive change. Even the healthcare bill was moderate, exemplified by the fact that it resembles the plans of three Republicans: Mitt Romney, Bob Dole, and Richard freakin' Nixon. Obama as an "extremist" is one of the biggest canards I've ever seen.

Dear ,,

Are you one of those kooky Americans who thinks Obama is a "socialist"? Please tell me you are. Those people amuse me to no end. Silly Americans.

So its business as usual.

“Hey, ,, when has Obama not been moderate? Maybe in his escalation of the war in Afghanistan and his insistence on sanctions against Iran. But, domestically, there has been no sweeping liberal/progessive change. Even the healthcare bill was moderate, exemplified by the fact that it resembles the plans of three Republicans: Mitt Romney, Bob Dole, and Richard freakin' Nixon. Obama as an "extremist" is one of the biggest canards I've ever seen.”
Posted by: RobP at December 10, 2010 11:47 AM

See RobP, when you say things like “domestically, there has been no sweeping liberal/progressive change” you can’t be taken seriously. The health care bill, though not perfect it is on par with the origins of social security. The wall street reform bill, though not perfect in its present state is the first bill that will actually start to hold wall street accountable. The student loan reform bill, the Lilly Ledbetter Act, the new consumer protection agency etc etc etc. Now you may pooh pooh all of Obama’s accomplishments, but to say he hasn’t changed anything is beyond being naive. But moderately speaking I guess if you compare Obama to Gandhi or Mother Teresa then maybe he can be considered right wing. Now as far as that spectacle yesterday at the white house, I don’t think President Obama had former President Clinton speak to the media for his benefit. I think President Obama had Clinton speak to allay any fears that those weak and spineless democrats had.

Pookie, I agree with you, and I certainly think Obama's basically kept his campaign promises, so, yes, there has been change. But it isn't the kind of change that's glamorous, and doesn't effect us all in a very visual way. It's the slow moving, hard work kind of change that I, specifically, voted for.

I kind of used "liberal/progressive change" sarcastically, because the way Democrats tell it he's done nothing that substantial (as in, the healthcare bill wasn't good enough), or because the way the Republicans tell it he's turning us Marxist (which is only slightly more ludicrous than what the D's say). Regardless of what he's done, though, calling Obama an "extremist" is still way off the mark. Allowing the legislative process to work (or to fail) is the opposite of "extreme". At least, it's supposed to be.