Thu Jul 07, 2011
by PaulMunison
Ever since Obama's election in 2008, the Democratic party has lost significant ground everywhere. The party has lost 63 House seats, seven Senate seats, nine governorships and over 700 state legislative seats.
It would be one thing if he was out there fighting for Democratic principles, but instead he's out there cutting core Democratic programs like Social Security and Medicare.
It would be one thing if he was out there fighting for Democratic principles, but instead he's out there cutting core Democratic programs like Social Security and Medicare.
We all worked very hard to elect a Democratic Congress in 2006 and Obama came in and tore it all down with his idiotic and naive quest for bipartisanship at any cost. Democrats are probably locked out of controlling the House for a generation because of redistricting and will probably soon lose the Senate as well.
Im really thinking that it would have been better had McCain been elected in 2008. At least then we would still have a Democratic Congress that would be fighting him if he tried to cut Social Security and Medicare.
We should really look to find a primary challenge to Obama in 2012. They dont have to win, they just have to put some scare into Obama for pissing on the Democratic base with his contempt for Democratic programs. Even someone like Dennis Kucinich would be decent for this.
Im really thinking that it would have been better had McCain been elected in 2008. At least then we would still have a Democratic Congress that would be fighting him if he tried to cut Social Security and Medicare.
We should really look to find a primary challenge to Obama in 2012. They dont have to win, they just have to put some scare into Obama for pissing on the Democratic base with his contempt for Democratic programs. Even someone like Dennis Kucinich would be decent for this.
