paulg_68 posted:
Not that what I think is relevant to the question I asked you, but I think their goal is to ensure the reelection of the guy who gave political appointments to half of Wall Street.
Well, when it comes to deciding whether to answer one of your gotcha questions, a defining of terms always helps to figure out which way the gotcha is coming from.
Is Obama in bed with Wall Street?
Yes.
Is there another candidate out there, including Ron Paul, who would make it tougher for Wall Street to blow up the economy again while stealing everything that isn't nailed down, than the small measures Obama has taken and/or proposed?
No.
I would love to have a more progressive candidate running rather than the right of center Obama. 40 years ago, Obama would be categorized as a fairly moderate Republican, slightly to the right of, say, Nelson Rockefeller. Probably to the right of Nixon, for that matter. Someone like Russ Feingold would be the moderate Democratic candidate and someone like Bernie Sanders would be trying to move the discussion to the left a bit while someone like John Sununu would be trying to move the conversation to the right a bit.
But, that is not reality. Reality is either Obama or a right wing loon is going to be our next President.
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