Reply #44: I Was Duped In a Far Worse Way...

[ijiji]

I'm one of "you progressives" who voted for Obama. And I was duped, too. But, in a different way.

I never drank the Kool-Aid like so many progressives. I *knew* there wouldn't be any meaningful change. But, not because I didn't think Obama wasn't a progressive. I thought he was. Because I thought he was being naive when he thought he could get those changes enacted into law.

I knew the game was over when he didn't even propose single payer. I didn't think it had a chance in hell of becoming law, but you fight the good fight and fall back to a lesser, but still acceptable, position.

I could go on, but won't. We are all all too well aware of Obama's shortcomings and failures.

Instead I will simply say that unless Obama miraculously reverses himself on UNNECESSARY "changes" to the Big 3, he will not get my vote in 2012. I know the ramifications, particularly the S.Ct. ramifications. But, if he wants to continue having the "soup of the day" and otherwise living like royalty at the WH, he better reverse himself and his obsession with "bi-partisanship". For starters, simply eliminate the cap on income subject to FICA. And collect FICA on passive income. And, that's just for starters.

*sigh* In all likelihood, I will be staying home for the first time in my life.