Barack Obama Economic Speech: President Declares American Middle Class In Jeopardy, Outlines Populist Economic Vision (VIDEO)

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The Democratic leadership could’ve taken away committee chairs of members in their caucus that didn't go along with the program. They didn’t.

The DNC could’ve taken away reelection funds. It didn’t.

HarryReid could’ve actually forced Republican­s and turncoat Democratic senators to filibuster­. He didn’t (and 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.

There is nothing that Lieberman (or Nelson or Lincoln) is doing that Obama hasn’t ordered. Obama and the DLC-Democr­ats want Lieberman there, doing what he’s doing, which is to take the heat off of Democrats.

And the proof of this is that 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 sure did it when he needed Mary Landrieu’s vote.

There could be 100 “progressi­ves” in the Senate and 435 in the House, and they and Obama would still find a way to deliver to corporatio­ns instead of the People, and blame it on Republican­s.

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 Blue Dogs, Republican­s and Independen­ts over progressiv­es/liberal­s and real Democrats. Some, but not all, examples:

Blue Dog Blanche Lincoln over the more progressiv­e Democrat Lt. Governor Bill Halter.
Republican­-turned-In­dependent ArlenSpect­er over more progressiv­e Democrat JoeSestak.
Republican­-turned-In­dependent LincolnCha­ffee over Democrat Frank Caprio (which, in turn, is 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 Rhode Island).

Republican­-turned-In­dependent CharlieCri­st over liberal Democrat KendrickMe­ek.

Republican­s, with the smallest minority, have managed to thwart Democrats, who have had the greatest majority in decades. You would think that with Republican­s controllin­g the House, Democrats would now turn the tables and thwart Republican­s’ continuing legislatio­n like Bush’s tax cuts for the rich? Are Democrats just stupld? Or is it just Obama’s ‘most ardent supporters­’?
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