bedspirit
Active Member
I'm not convinced that Obama won't go to war with Iran. He has been putting sanctions on them. Ron Paul has said that the sanctions alone are an act of war. I don't know about that, but Obama has still been as aggressive as any republican would be.
Obama has a skill in being a douche without getting called out on it. He bombs the shit out of Muslims yet has the reputation for apologizing to them, in fact some accuse him of being one.
He has the reputation for being a business crushing socialist, yet has been pro business. He passed his financial reform which won't actually accomplish much, but cooled flames burning against Wall Street. He's continued the SEC's policy of looking the other way, every czar and adviser he's appointed has ties to the industry in which they're overseeing, and his trade agreements have all given special rights to corporations.
He has the reputation for being strict on guns, but actually lifted the concealed weapons ban in national parks and killed the small arms treaty in the UN.
No one on this board is confused about his drug war position, but people less engaged still see him as being softer than previous presidents. I guess his rhetoric has been less harsh.
I don't know if it's the liberal media that hides this stuff or if it's the right that wants to characterize him as something other than what he is or if his speeches carry more weight than his actions or what.
