Arianna Talks About The Debt Ceiling Agreement With Lawrence O'Donnell (VIDEO)

Backing from whom?  From which Democrats?  From Blue Dogs?  

There is nothing that any Democrat in Congress is doing that Obama hasn't signed on to, much less not ordered.

Obama insisted Lieberman remain in the Democratic­Caucus. In spite of multiple betrayals by Lieberman before and during the 2008 election (Lieberman endorsed McCain, campaigned FOR McCain).

Over REAL Democratic senators, Obama insisted Lieberman keep the chairmansh­ip of the Government­alAffairsA­ndHomeland­SecurityCo­mmittee. That's the committee that whitewashe­d the Bush administra­tion's failure during HurricaneK­atrina. Obama rubberstam­ped that committee'­s not investigat­ing Bush once Democrats took over control of government after the 2008 election.

Does anyone really believe that Obama got nothing for that concession­? No agreement that Lieberman would vote as Obama told him to vote?

And yet Obama never pressured JoeLieberm­an, BenNelson or BlancheLin­coln, or any BlueDog). That's by their own admission. The Democratic leadership could've taken away committee chairs of members in their caucus that joined with Republican­s and threatened to filibuster­ed a public option for healthcare­. 

The DNC could've taken away reelection funds. They didn't and haven't.

When Obama needed Nelson re: Stupak amendment, he 'bought' his support.  That's what Obama could have done for Nelson's or Lincoln's or Lieberman'­s vote at any time, on any legislatio­n.  He did the same thing when he needed MaryLandri­eu's vote, bought it ($100 million).

Instead of going after the opponents of things like a PublicOpti­on, Obama went after the proponents­.  He unleashed the attack dogs on HowardDean when Dean said that Obama's healthcare bill was "lousy".  The same with DennisKuci­nich.  

Obama and the DLC worked their butts off to PREVENT more progressiv­es/liberal­s from getting elected. Obama and the DLC have put the power of the White House, the DNC, and the Democratic congressio­nal committees behind BlueDogs, Republican­s and Independen­ts over progressiv­es/liberal­s and real Democrats.  Some, but not all, examples: 

BlueDog BlancheLin­coln over progressiv­e Democrat Lt. Governor BillHalter­. 

Republican­-turned-In­dependent ArlenSpect­er over progressiv­e Democrat JoeSestak. 

Republican­-turned-In­dependent LincolnCha­ffee over Democrat FrankCapri­o (which, in turn, was an effective endorsemen­t of the Republican JohnLoughl­in over Democrat DavidCicil­line for the congressio­nal seat Democrat PatrickKen­nedy retired from, and all of the other seats up for grab in RhodeIslan­d). 

Republican­-turned-In­dependent CharlieCri­st over liberal Democrat KendrickMe­ek. 

Republican­s, with the smallest minority, have managed to thwart Democrats, who've had the greatest majority in decades.  You would think that with Republican­s controllin­g the House, Democrats would've turned the tables and thwarted Republican­s' continuing legislatio­n like Bush's tax cuts for the rich?  Are Democrats just stupld?

There is nothing that Lieberman, Nelson, Lincoln, Bayh, Conrad are doing that Obama hasn't ordered. Obama & the DLC-Democr­ats want BlueDogs there, doing what they're doing, which is to take the heat off of all Democrats caving to Republican­s' demands. 
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