Well it's not like Harry or Full-Auto have any facts or rebuttals to the OP. They have absolutely nothing on topic - except one claim which apparently can't be substaintiated in the real world. So what would you expect them to use? Facts? Logic?
would facts or a good rebuttal work on a guy like Dean?.... it has been tried before......
Okay fine. So let's you and I (and anyone able to directly address issues!) discuss the premise of RDean's OP - after all, even a blind nut can find a squirrel once in a while.
His basic point is that Obama has gone out of his way NOT to tout his acheivements in security and other areas. I agree that he handled this quite deftly, when it came to security. I also liked when Eskimo Barbie said he liked "pal- ing around with terrorist" and the reply was "Well, if by pal-ing around, you mean killing them, I guess that's true."
The problem with Rdean's post as an over-all strategy is that security is the
only area I see Obama as having a huge win. While diehard FOX-Parrots claim he should get no credit for taking out OBL, those of us who are not brainwashed, realize that giving the order to go into a nuclear "allied" country without their authorization, and where the locals have obviously been helping protect the target, knowing if anything wen't wrong the GOP would be all over it, did indeed take guts. Good job getting OBL Mr. President! It was nice to be able to FINALLY say "Mission Accomplished" and not have it be bs.
Not to mention AwLaki, al-Rahman, Kashmiri, al-Shahri, Mahsud and so on. So okay, Obama's got ONE win.
RDean, here is where I disagree with you:
Repealing DADT is something I think was great. I think there are a lot of Conservatives who agree but I don't think that will have any significant influence in the polls, other than to recapture some of the liberal base he was losing.
The things about pre-existing conditions and covering kids thru college are great but unfortunately for Obama, they are part of the biggest piece of sh1t, ever passed into law. I'm certain the ObamaCare will do his candidacy more harm than good.
Finally, what Mr. Dean ignores is simple: People vote with their wallet.
If the economy continues to improve, Obama will probably win. BUT if the Republicans refuse to extend the payroll tax cut, it will create the perception by everyone but the kool-aid drinkers, that
they are a bunch of hypocrites who are only concerned about taxes when they apply to the rich.
The GOP also needs to approve some extension of unemployment benefits or they're cooked. They may phase it out more quickly than the 500 years Obama is giving (or whatever the number is) but they can't just put all those people in the streets come January. That would definitely be their death toll. So instead of the ridiculous extension the Dems have given, they could say "Look, you got three months more. Find something." or whatever.
So let's assume they extend payroll and
something on unemployment. No major mistakes.
If the economy doesn't improve significantly, the GOP will probably win - unless they put Bachmann or some other whackjob on the ticket. RDean and company can tout OBL all they want and no one will care. They want decent paying jobs.
The last factor is that the GOP has handed us the worst group of candidates I've seen in memory. I'm still undecided about whom I will vote for. If the GOP picks Perry, I think they're sunk. Me and every Moderate or Independent would flock to the Blue side of the voting booth.
Newt or Mitt seem to be the only ones with a viable chance of beating Obama and if the economy remains down, I think either one of them COULD beat Obama.
As always, it becomes the lesser of two evils.
Never mind 
