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Originally Posted by miraja2
I think most of us on the far left favor things like ending wars instead of escalating them, furthering gay rights instead of ignoring them, pushing for ACTUAL universal health care instead of some half-ass measure that won't accomplish much. etc. etc. etc.
This administration is far to the left of the previous administration....that's for sure. But that isn't much of a standard. Believe me when I tell you that many of us who actually are far lefties would not consider this administration to be acting in a very "liberal" way on a whole lot of issues.
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He's been a douche to all the gays who voted for him thats for sure.
I think he's doing a good job with Iraq and Afghanistan, and thats about all that he's doing a good job with (except stem cell). The Iraq withdrawal stuff that Bush set up seems to be going okay. We cant just leave Afghanistan.. do you remember September 11th? There is a ton riding on winning in Afghanistan, it would be a mistake to think otherwise.
Universal Health Care would work if you are willing to give about 50% of your income to fed taxes and wait months and months to get a specialist appt, like it is in other countries with Universal Health Care.
Though if this health care plan wont accomplish much they better scrap it because its way too expensive. I am doubting that it will pass. Good ol' Lieberman will side with the GOP. Its weird that the dems are basically ignoring tort reform, something that would actually make a lot of difference, but they get too much $$ from the malpractice lawyers and dont have the balls tell them to fucl< off.
Not that a Repub would do any better really. They all suck.
He's definately left enough.