Don't get blocked out of DU on election night (or after)

[Jim Lane]

127. I had the same question

To take one specific example: When the Bush tax cuts were expiring, Obama cut a deal with the Republicans. Obviously, neither side got all it wanted, which was inevitable. My opinion, however, was that Obama had a very strong bargaining position; his batna (best alternative to negotiated agreement) was that all the cuts would expire, which was a lot closer to what he wanted than to what they wanted. I thought he should have exploited that to get a better deal. The final compromise allowed too much of the inequality-increasing tax cuts to become permanent.

Skinner's announcement is that no one will be permitted to express "contempt" for what Hillary Clinton does in office. By my lights, the preceding paragraph expresses criticism of Obama but not contempt. Some DUers, however, would disagree. Clarification on this point would help cut down on the number of inappropriate posts and/or inappropriate alerts.