I think some of the criticism levelled at those of us who have been angry and frustrated with the White House is completely off the mark, and bordeline dishonest in some cases.
The most frequent criticism of people like me is that we are inveterate liberals who are angry that Obama didn't deliver on his strategically made campaign promises. Sometimes this criticism is supplemented with the argument that we think Obama should have imposed all these grand liberal ideas by fiat and don't understand how the constitution or how Congress works. This latter argument strongly implies that those of us crticizing Obama are basically a bunch of fucking clueless idiots.
So, if you make this argument -- as many Obama die hards here do -- frequently -- do not be surprised if the person you are directing the criticism to reacts angrily at the insult.
In fact, the argument is so toxic and, frankly, ad hominem that I think it should be an HR offense to make it. But that is another issue.
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