Izzy

Calling his points spurious, outright garbage, and sound but not impressive are, again, all your opinion, not fact.

You have made the same comment to me in this thread. It is most certainly true. So much so that it doesn't warrant constant repetition. The state of our understanding of human affairs is such that what we can establish as facts are usually insufficient for decisions that are applicable to the most important issues. So we organize these facts around theories and generate "beliefs" which are the basis for most of our actions. But we need to always be aware that our beliefs are, at best, tentative and be prepared to revise them on the basis of new information.

These sorts of "beliefs" are qualitatively different from those of the religious, who crave certainty and too often believe they have it. But yes, my characterization of Obama is an opinion based on many observations and impressions that have been organized into a working belief. As are yours and those of rootless.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."