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Smitty. Notice though that I didn't use the word 'liberal' anywhere in the post. I have acquaintences who think some (very few) of my views are 'liberal'. Personally, I find Whittle's term of 'elitist liberal' polite code for far-left Socialist. If there were still enough 'Scoop Jackson' Democrats in elected positions (or the party in soem places) to make a quorum, I doubt the hard-core left would be able to hide behind the 'liberal' moniker. I've never voted straight party ticket in my life -I just vote 'the person' But since about 1986 I've found it has meant pretty much the same thing in these parts.
IMHO Obama giving the go ahead on OBL was a ideology-neutral. He knew it was a no-lose situation to say yes, with all downside with political fallout if he said no. It would have been the same for any President. My problem with the current 'regime' (and the term does reflect their behaviors) is as I noted in a thread over at Ann Althouse's blog today:
More interested in:
1. Economy/Unemployment news,
2. Global Destabilization
3. Stopping the US from unilateral disarmamant
4. 2012 elections.
Not neccesarily in that order, but what happens with #4 could be key to the other three.
Feb 17, 2012, 11:52:13 PM
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