I think Barry O wants a second term. He's governed in a very centrist manner. Maybe even center right. He has never allowed himself to be baited by all of the racist slurs against him by the wingnuts, into an angry response. All things considered, he's still pretty popular. I don't think a second term is going to be a big problem.
A lot of people think that his plan for universal medical care is far left. The truth is that it's pretty right wing. No Republican Congress, no matter the majority, will ever repeal it.
A lot of people think that his choices for the Supreme court were too liberal. The truth is that both the girls are centrist compared to the far right justices, Scalia, Thomas, Roberts and Alito that recent Republican Presidents have put on the court.
If it had been me, I would have made the health care system far more socialist and allocated a lot of money for expanding medical school graduates in America and decreased the amount of money doctors could expect to make. As far as the Supreme Court goes, there's no question in my mind that the first two justices I would have nominated would have been Anita Fuckin' Hill and Henry Waxman. I'd have the FBI working day and night digging up dirt on the Republican justices to force them off the court and I believe that there would have been plenty of it. I guess that's why he's President and I'm not, among a lot of other reasons.
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The pubbies don't have as much power as they think.
Barack can veto their schemes and then it takes two thirds in both houses to override.
Democrats see themselves as centrist and anyone who disagrees with them is far right wing.
The New York Times thinks it is centrist.
Communists think Nazis were right wing. But both were socialists and are left wing.
Obama's voting record is further to the left than the socialist Senator from Vermont. (Can't remember his name) Sanders?
You need to define the political spectrum you are using.
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