Thanks for this. As I said to Geri, I'm okay with people voting their ideals, not that anybody needs my permission. Obama is my ideal president for this era in America, so by voting for the woman who is embracing his accomplishments, I'm voting for my ideal. You should by all means do the same. I think we all probably agree that when it comes to November 2016, we'll vote for whoever the Democratic nominee is.
For what it's worth, I agree about the Middle East, particularly Libya and Syria and Yemen, but I think the nuclear deal with Iran is a BFD that could pay off in unexpected ways (i.e. maybe allowing us to ultimately cut ties with the despicable Saudis) in the long run. To me that's a great example of his negotiating ability, too, because he included Russia, China, and our main European allies in a way that will make it very hard for Republican hardliners to undo the deal down the road, much the way that the Medicaid expansion is designed with an economic logic that will force the hold-out states to accept it over time.
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Date: 2016-02-05 06:48 am (UTC)For what it's worth, I agree about the Middle East, particularly Libya and Syria and Yemen, but I think the nuclear deal with Iran is a BFD that could pay off in unexpected ways (i.e. maybe allowing us to ultimately cut ties with the despicable Saudis) in the long run. To me that's a great example of his negotiating ability, too, because he included Russia, China, and our main European allies in a way that will make it very hard for Republican hardliners to undo the deal down the road, much the way that the Medicaid expansion is designed with an economic logic that will force the hold-out states to accept it over time.