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In reply to the discussion: Post removed [View all]Akamai
(1,779 posts)In his intro to the show, as Rose said that president Obama and Sen. Warren disagreed about the financial state of the average American, with president Obama indicating that it may not be as bad as people think and Sen. Warren saying that it was worse than many people think. (I'm paraphrasing but I think that sort of captures what Ezra Klein and Sen. Warren said.)
On other hand, Sen. Warren has studied this for many years and holds no delusions about how Republicans can manipulate, distort, and take money away from the middle class, from those who need it, etc.
I do truly think that Obama did quite well with them average American citizen over the last eight years in the face of absolutely undying hatred and obstruction from the Republicans.
however, as I said several times on DemocraticUnderground, I truly, truly regret that Obama did not repeatedly name the differences between Democrats and Republicans. He should have repeatedly and strongly laid the blame on Republicans in Congress, on the Supreme Court of the United States, etc.
Towards the end of his presidency, he said that he wished he had taken more of a different tack on dealing with Congress and he pointed out over the last several months that indeed Congress was obstructing him and had done so for a long time. Why the heck didn't he say this repeatedly, loudly, and a whole lot earlier?
clearly Obama was the best Democratic president we've had in a long, long time. But I do wish he had warned us about the Vandals with taken over our government. The average person does not know how to respond unless that person knows who the miscreants are, and we clearly would've benefited from a Paul Revere-type person, one who could take names and kick butt.
I raise my observations of Pres. Obama at this point (along with my absolute praise for what he has managed to do and would help the country avoid--absolute fiscal disaster, etc.) with the hopes that if national Democratic leaders are in a position of high authority that they will call out the Republicans for the greedy positions they take, for the lies they tell, and for the lack of concern they have for the United States, the average citizen, the needy among us, etc.