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Robert — (archived)

I enjoyed reading Obama's position paper. It sounds great to me.

You view it as a "slide toward socialism", as you view any attempt to improve life in America.

"Frankly, if we can get someone who will at least stick their foot out and drag it as we slide toward socialism, it will be better than nothing."

You might want to consider the proposition that the Republican strategy of resolute foot-dragging was futile in the long run, that it only created a pent-up demand for change that, when finally unleashed, will seem more radical to you than it might've been if Republicans had been a little more willing to compromise. That's what compromise is for and why it's built into our system: It keeps us on the middle path. Republicans have tried for many years to radicalize America, without taking into account the rebound effect.

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