Posted by tangplay on 5/8/2020 1:04:00 PM (view original):
Negatives about Obama/Democrats:
- Obama didn't follow through on all of his promises - closing Gitmo comes to mind. He passed too many reversible executive orders. While Obama was a good President, he didn't bring the sweeping change that many had hoped for in 2008.
- I have said over and over that Dems are politically incompetent and lose every political battle with the GOP.
- "When they go low, you go high" is a stupid idea and backfired heavily for the Dems (think Merrick Garland).
- Biden isn't a good candidate. You can't make a pitch for him without mentioning Trump.
- I don't agree with all their policies. I think a 15 dollar minimum wage is a bad idea, I don't agree with the idea of sanctuary cities or affirmative action (in practice may be different but I digress), and I'm not as gung-ho about abortion as other Dems. Those just off the top of my head.
Positives about Trump:
- In terms of policy, from what I have read, the criminal justice reform his admin did was pretty good. He also didn't reverse the economic growth that started under Obama. So good job not ******* it up.
- I never bought into the "Trump means death to America" or "Trump is a fascist" crowds. America can survive Trump. The environment? Maybe not. The Supreme Court? Yikes.
- He's a really good campaigner, I think. Him beating Biden in November is going to make progressives look a lot more juicy in 2024.
- He doesn't use dog whistles like previous Republicans. I like that because we all know exactly what he means.
- He's kind of a dumb-dumb, so he's not as politically effective as other Republicans might have been. He's destructive, yes. But he hasn't been able to pass as much change as other Republicans might have. Executive orders are reversible.
I have copied and saved this. Thanks for trying. I'm not gonna bust you too bad. In fact, I don't believe there is any lib on this site who would or could do half as good as you just did. Thank you sir. I have new found respect. Let's move along.
I would have 5 different negatives about Obama.
Your Trump positives are weak as from 2 to 5 they are soft slams. You did the best you could. I understand. It's hard to turn.
The future is a better indicator. As you learn of the FBI and CIA and DOJ heads under the direct order from OBAMA, and his guilt and destruction of the nation and his coverup, as you come around to the truth....we'll talk more. At least you made your first step. Congratulations!