Reply #369: Now THERE's some revisionist history for you.

[RaleighNCDUer]

The teabaggers did not turn out 'in force'. They just turned out - while pissed off dems and independents couldn't be bothered to turn out to support blue dogs who voted WITH the republicans. Nearly all progressive dems, who voted to support Democratic values, were returned to office. If the blue dogs had voted Democrat, Democrats might have returned the favor.

Busting unions - just what the fuck has this administration done to support unions?
Redistricting - that's the kind of shit that happens when you abandon your base to chase corportate money.
Restrictions on voting rights - could have been prevented in the blue dog losers had supported their party.
State budget attacks against the poor and middle class - Obama and the blue dogs extended the 2%'s tax cuts; that income would have gone a LONG way to mitigate the damage of the economic collapse.
Privatizatioin of public schools, and Demonization of teachers and public servants - are you fucking SERIOUS? Obama's new & improved NCLB - that race to the bottom - is a SURE path to privitization, and his personal choice to head the charge blames TEACHERS for the state of our schools; as for public servants, Obama, with no rhyme or reason, FROZE salaries for federal employees, as if THEY, the secretaries and office shlubs, were responsible for the deficit.

Why did Dems lose in '10? How about using Bush's economic team, Bush's war team, Bush's intelligence team, Bush's education philosophy, and telling Dems that the things they hated while Bush was in office are all OK now that it's Dems that are doing it. Is it really surprising that Democratic turnout was down by 20% from '08?