You haven't explained anything that I can see.
Steve, it would be out of character if you changed your mind. You just start soft peddling when facts are brought up you can’t defend. Saying you wish nobody had to pay taxes....THAT is not explaining anything!
You are an intelligent guy, but your loyalties are misplaced.
You still don’t understand that the poor are far worse off under the Obama administration and you still don’t get it that he wants to take as much of your money as he can, and give it carelessly to those who say they need it. Like the big banks!
His poor administrative skills have set this country back and the poor that really NEED the money are getting cut backs and excuses now.
What I find funny about people like you is they will say Obama has disappointed them, but they intend to vote for him again.
Some people just don’t learn that just because a person is like you in one way, doesn’t mean they give a crap about you.
Maxine, it is you who does not understand. Just because I agree with some of what Obama says and does, and some of the things our Democratic Party leaders say and do, does not mean I agree with everything they do.
I do indeed know and understand that the poor are indeed worse off today in many ways, though I can't blame Obama for making them poorer. I think social program spending is out of control and misplaced and the war on poverty has been about as successful as the war on drugs. There are far too many people relying on the government to pay for or subsidize their basics; housing and food, and unemployment is much higher in poor communities than the national averages.
That does not, however, make me ashamed of Obama, hate Obama or turn into a Republican. FYI, I have voted for Republican candidates on a couple of occasions because I thought they were better for the job (or the lesser of two evils). I vote with my concience, not my party. It just happens that much of the time the Democratic party candidates say the things that resonate with me. I understand, however, those who don't like what they hear. Luckily, they get to vote, too.
I think Obama takes far too much blame and is given far less credit than he deserves, and me revealing the truth about the capital gains tax doesn't turn into an 'oh, I was wrong', or 'oh, I understand'. Instead we get, 'Wrong ot not, Obama is ___________'
I totally disagree with the notion that he wants to take as much money as he can and give it carelessly to those who say they need it. If that were true, he'd be making a much larger money grab and singing a different tune.
He has given in to both sides on many issues, and guessed wrong on others.
I believe that he is an American who loves his country, and has an ideological vision that is different from most conservatives. He wants an America where we take care of each other, rather than 'every man for himself'. He believes that policies, practices and attitudes of the past has given rise to a division within the country along class, racial and economic lines, and he'd like narrow that divide and even the playing field.
Of course those at the bottom love that message and those at the top hate it, and I can understand why for each side. We can argue forever and a day about whether he's right or wrong.
I know he has made mistakes, but cannot and will not believe, however, that he is an evil, sneaky, racist, secret muslim socialist bent on the destruction of America.
