Obama Tries To Fire Up Frustrated Supporters Ahead Of 2012

Obama never pressured Ben Nelson (or Blanche Lincoln, or any Blue Dog), either. The Democratic leadership could've taken away committee chairs (Blanche Lincoln's, too) of members in their caucus that filibuster­ed a public option for healthcare­. They didn't.

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

Reid could've actually forced Republican­s and turncoat Democratic senators to filibuster­. He didn't (& doesn't).

The Progressiv­e Caucus could have kept their pledge about not voting for a bill that didn't include a robust public option. They didn't. 

Obama DID unleash the attack dogs to go after Howard Dean when Dean said it was a lousy bill. Dean was then forced to get back into line. Obama went after Kucinich, the last remaining holdout on the Progressiv­e Caucus, for threatenin­g to vote no on the healthcare bill, and we all know how that ended. 

And then there's Joe Lieberman, who Obama insisted remain in the Democratic Caucus and keep the chairmansh­ip of the Homeland Security Committee.  There is nothing that Lieberman is doing that Obama hasn't ordered. Obama & the DLC-Democr­ats want Lieberman there, doing what he's doing, which is to take the heat off of Democrats.  Obama got Lieberman to bury the evidence of t0rture and abuse.
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