Reply #27: Thre is no question the "alternate hypothesis" to all the post-election Obama angst [View All]

since his appointments, Warren, etc. (of which I have been a part of the angst, though I refuse to condemn him or otherwise go off the deep end before he has even taken office)

is that he is a brilliant FDR/Lincoln-type political strategist who is that rarest of rare brids, especially these days in the USA...a person who truly wants to mend and heal, and knows very well the tough course he has to take and is thinking better and further down the road than any of us on DU.

Now, that is by far the most optimistic interpretation, but watching the results, even early indication make this a more likely scenario than it ever has been since the Bushies killed JFK, RFK, and MLK. Apologies to the LGBTs on DU. I am NOT dismissing your feelings of betrayal, just stating certain possible strategio-political facts.

Plus, if this most optimistic scenario IS true, Obama seems like he betrayed you today, but it will result in a brighter future for all LGBTs down the line.

That's IF the most optimistic interpretation is true, and that is not certain. But I am coming to see that it may be more possible than I thought since the heady rush following victory not two months ago...