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I marvel...truly...I do.
Candidate Obama promised soft fluffy bunnies and hugs and his supporters believed it. And good on them. Its always nice to think of the world in such happy ways. Demonize Bush for the violation of rights, both US citizen and global citizens. Promise terrorists constitutional protections. promise to right all wrongs. That was then.
PRESIDENT Obama has not only continued but enhanced the Bush policies on fighting terrorism. Rather than close down GITMO he expanded black ops prisons. He increased the number of individuals detained. He denied them constitutional rights. He denies American citizens rights to privacy with regard to cell phone communications. He has increased the Homeland security presence. President Obama is dealing with the real world that candidate Obama had the luxury to avoid.
What is amazing is the number of people that still cling to the promises and fairy tale world of Candidate Obama. Its good to be an ideologue I suppose. Its wonderful to wish that there werent bad people in the world with evil intent. The real world...that fluffy bunny is more like the creature at the mouth of Caerbannog. I for one am grateful that President Obama is currently leading the war on terror and not Candidate Obama.
Candidate Obama promised soft fluffy bunnies and hugs and his supporters believed it. And good on them. Its always nice to think of the world in such happy ways. Demonize Bush for the violation of rights, both US citizen and global citizens. Promise terrorists constitutional protections. promise to right all wrongs. That was then.
PRESIDENT Obama has not only continued but enhanced the Bush policies on fighting terrorism. Rather than close down GITMO he expanded black ops prisons. He increased the number of individuals detained. He denied them constitutional rights. He denies American citizens rights to privacy with regard to cell phone communications. He has increased the Homeland security presence. President Obama is dealing with the real world that candidate Obama had the luxury to avoid.
What is amazing is the number of people that still cling to the promises and fairy tale world of Candidate Obama. Its good to be an ideologue I suppose. Its wonderful to wish that there werent bad people in the world with evil intent. The real world...that fluffy bunny is more like the creature at the mouth of Caerbannog. I for one am grateful that President Obama is currently leading the war on terror and not Candidate Obama.