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   From: retired@home.net   
      
   Brother Nate wrote:   
   > Ann wrote:   
   >> It sounds more and more that Obama is just a typical member of the   
   >> establishment.   
   >   
   > I would say atypical, but yes he is a member of the establishment.   
   >   
   > I know that a lot of gays were aggrieved that repeal of Don't-   
   > Ask-Don't-Tell wasn't the first thing Obama penned from his   
   > desk in the Oval Office, just as a lot of civil libertarians are   
   > mad that Guantanamo Bay is still operating.   
   >   
   > Given the amount that was on his plate when he got into   
   > office I'm not surprised that the non-core issues have been   
   > taking a back seat to economy, war, and health care reform.   
      
   He doesn't have to do much to stop raids on medical marijuana in states   
   that have legalized it.  He can do that by simple executive order   
   without the approval of anyone.   
      
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