Yes, Obama has gone too far to the right

[DonCoquixote]

Yes, we must claw back things we have allowed to be taken, from NSA, to Nafta, to public education, to taxes, to even getting a damned real single payer system..

None of this stopped being true.

However, today, we have gotten a reminder, that the very worst the Democrats have to offer, is still better, than the best the GOP can offer, and anytime someone, be they nader, be they whoever, tries to do the whole "there is no difference" bit, the whole "we should stay home on election day" bit, we know exactly what those actions will result in.

[Qutzupalotl]

1. Well said. Thank you.

There is strength in unity. There is strength in diversity, too. But infighting over purity tests results in losing elections to dangerous yahoos like this current bunch.

[Doctor_J]

2. amen

All hands on deck to fight this latest act of terrorism.

[Dustlawyer]

3. Unity for what? That we should be grateful to Obama b/c of the good things he has done and

accept the huge erosion of rights and freedoms? He appoints corporate Democrats to the bench who will favor corporate Defendants, and lets the Repugs pick three of their choosing, one of which was the top FBI attorney. Do you think she will see an FBI search warrant she doesn't like?
The 1% get what they want whether it is a Democrat or a Republican in the White House! The Democratic President allows them to go further in some areas than a Republican could get away with. I would rather have Obama over Rmoney, but it's still unacceptable to have such a broken system.

[RobertEarl]

5. Isn't that what is called 'Pissing in the Cheerios'?

I do believe it is, Dustlawyer.

However, remove just 25% of the republicans via free and honest elections, and you'd find that we outnumber the 1% then. As it stands, the 1% counts 51% of the votes. And that's why we have so many republicans in office and not more dems.

[Dustlawyer]

7. And you think the 1% only own Repthugs? Why do you think the Dems always cave?

Dems are the Washington Generals to the Rethug's Harlem Globe Trotters! They are not all in the tank, but most are. Washington is awash in $$$$! To stay there they have to play the game unless they already have enough recognition to raise money w/o big donors like Elizebeth Warren, Bernie Sanders...

[nomorenomore08]

4. As much as I disagree with the more conservative wing of the Dem Party - which, let's face it, Obama

is a part of - I would never conflate them with the absolute lunatics, religious or Randian, who dominate the present-day GOP. So I keep voting Dem, while being well aware that I'm supporting the lesser of two evils.

[DonCoquixote]

6. thanks

Your response is sig worthy, because it is honest.