Reply #41: Depends on where you stand [View All]

As a teacher, I'm directly effected, and appalled, by Obama's war on public education. As a liberal, Obama's abandonment of the public option felt like, and was, the breaking of a promise. As one who supports the LGBT community, well, frankly I think Obama is screwing with them, courting them for their vote only to abandon them when it becomes crunch. And as one who wants us to get out of these illegal, immoral wars, well, my disappointment runs deep, very deep in that regard.

The fact of the matter is that many on the left, myself included, feel like we were played by Obama, and that he has abandoned the left. We weren't expecting to have all our issues addressed, but a couple of crumbs would have been nice.

And again, as a teacher, I'm appalled by the war Obama has unleashed against me and my profession. What, I should keep smiling and voting against my own interests? We laugh at 'Pugs who made that same mistake with Bush, why should we make that same mistake with Obama?