To those who defend Obama and his "compromises":
Democrats have been more than willing to sell out their base groups's interests, but particularly the middle class, the traditionally disenfranchised groups, the 'low-hanging fruit' (the poor, jobless, homeless or about to be, women, etc.). Obama's been particularly 'oily' (slippery) on their issues. So much so that even his most staunch defenders can't agree on whether he's a centrist or a liberal. [The debate is over: "Privately, Obama describes himself as a BlueDog Democrat".]
One example of how Democrats & Obama are real free and easy "compromising away" a base group's interests is Obama's healthcare legislation which opens the door to ending insurance coverage of all a/bortions).
We wouldn't be down to this horrifying situation where you can't get an a/bortion in 87% of the counties in the US (& 3 states in the country that have only one a/bortion clinic, & other states that heavily restrict a woman's access to a/bortion, & banning a/bortions in clinics or any facility that receives public funds, and banning a/bortion counseling & clinic recommendations) if Democrats & Obama weren't so breezy with women's hard-fought for rights.
Fact: Republicans can't do anything without Democrats crossing over the aisle. Faux Democrats are the problem. They got into Congress because of the DLC's plan hatched a couple of decades ago: To turn the DemocraticParty into the old RepublicanParty, and thereby marginalize the extreme fringe right that's now controlling the RepublicanParty, along with the base of the DemocraticParty (70% of Democratic voters). Then they'd "govern the country for 100 years".
We've been doing it your way, the DLC's way, for 20 years now, & the government & the DemocraticParty keeps moving farther to the right. That's because your way is to Iie to Democratic voters and put Republicans-in-Democrats'-clothing into office. At this rate, Republicans won't have to bother getting Roe overturned -- Why bother outlawing a/bortion when you've made it virtually impossible to obtain one?
If you & I are on the same side (as you claim), and want real Democratic policies, and going about getting them your way (protecting Obama, reelecting DLC Democrats) is getting Republican policies, NOT Democratic policies, when do you realize that maybe you don't know what you're talking about?
When do you realize that you've become that classic definition for 'insan!ty' ("Doing the same thing over & over again, expecting different results")?
Do you ever realize it?
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