Obama, please go away!!!!

[wondersofwine]

Calm down, Drew. IK and Bucko's remarks sounded more partisan than yours. Anyway, it is okay to differ on politics as long as we are pulling for our country to weather some tough times and not turning on each other. I, for one, resent when people say liberals are unpatriotic (I consider myself more a moderate than a liberal but others might label me as a liberal.) It can be patriotic to dissent in many instances (such as abolition of slavery, an antiwar stance when the war is not in the country's interests.) Bush's administration back in 2003 put the Democrats in a bind where they would look "unpatriotic" if they opposed going into Iraq and so, many voted for the war against their better judgment. Billions of dollars and six years later we are still there without a clear path to withdrawal. Afghanistan (and Pakistan?) should have been the focus all along. But that's history now. I am interested in the current discussion about who decided to go into Iraq and when (was it Bush's decision or was he manipulated by Cheney and Rumsfeld? did he decide in January 2003 or back in summer of 2002?) Through it all, I most DEFINITELY support our soldiers.

[This message has been edited by wondersofwine (edited 01-26-2009).]