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USAFRetired_Liberal

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16. You are right

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #12)

Sat May 1, 2021, 10:27 AM

May 2021

Regardless of what approach Obama would have taken, Republicans would have blamed him and said he sucked...and that is why I wish he had been more aggressive and dropped trying to be bipartisan earlier than he did....but 20/20 is hindsight and he was in a tough position

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Interesting - but I wouldn't call these "Obama's mistakes." StarfishSaver May 2021 #3

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Exactly StarfishSaver May 2021 #6

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True USAFRetired_Liberal May 2021 #17

I hear you, but I don't know if that was actually a "mistake" StarfishSaver May 2021 #12

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