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82. Wow! You beat the think tank herd to the first comment! Nice job!

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Do I feel betrayed by this President? Yes. [View all] cali Apr 2013 OP

You would sing a different song if you were a big bank! immoderate Apr 2013 #1

Wow! You beat the think tank herd to the first comment! Nice job! grahamhgreen Apr 2013 #82

Could you please edit this post? eridani Apr 2013 #150

Done. In my mind I see a think tank cubicle cluster dedicated to first post response on DU. grahamhgreen Apr 2013 #172

Not in my case. It's just my policy to request edits before alerting eridani Apr 2013 #178

Watch out. I got slapped down for using a term like that last week. SylviaD Apr 2013 #158

agreed, 100 percent.... mike_c Apr 2013 #2

I am surprised. In precisely the way that Lessig described his disappointment. cali Apr 2013 #3

I think I am in a state of grief over this. Also, I have problems even understanding it. CTyankee Apr 2013 #155

Nothing will get done for two more years if the process doesn't get underway. randome Apr 2013 #4

that is so not my point, but never mind. I'm done with people cali Apr 2013 #8

I don't know about the 'deliberate' part. Maybe I'm just obtuse? randome Apr 2013 #13

Maybe I'm just obtuse? Clearly, you know the answer to that by now, randome. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #89

"Deliberate obtuseness." Exactly right. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #25

I think the President and the Democratic Party blew a huge opportunity... kentuck Apr 2013 #5

Exactly n/t Jade Fox Apr 2013 #34

Agreed and very well put I might add lobezen Apr 2013 #35

Exactly. The Republican party has been a disaster the last 5 years newthinking Apr 2013 #120

another 40 years? daybranch Apr 2013 #147

Forty years? Yes Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2013 #163

Precisely Sherman A1 Apr 2013 #148

The problem is that Obama and third-way Dems have much more in common with the GOP NorthCarolina Apr 2013 #167

Both you and kentuck got this one exactly right. n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #184

No, no, no. It's not a mystery at all. woo me with science Apr 2013 #6

"The answer is corporate purchase of government." zeemike Apr 2013 #40

Hear! Hear! nt snappyturtle Apr 2013 #58

Spot on. JEB Apr 2013 #60

That's it in a nutshell. n/t ljm2002 Apr 2013 #80

"The answer is corporate purchase of government." Very true, but since the bought-off and Nay Apr 2013 #84

Since Wealth Rules, Progressives with enough Power LarryNM Apr 2013 #98

But the corporations can't purchase a candidate who isn't for sale lbrtbell Apr 2013 #114

They can destroy one, though. nt woo me with science Apr 2013 #115

They purchase them before they are in office. They choose our candidates and then fund them sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #175

As an intellectual exercise, just assume for a moment ... Laelth Apr 2013 #152

Yes. nt LWolf Apr 2013 #161

You would feel even more betrayed if you realized Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #7

Spot on, cali. n/t 99Forever Apr 2013 #9

Oh please, ProSense Apr 2013 #10

more bullshit with lots of links that are not germane. boring bullshit. cali Apr 2013 #14

The OP is bullshit. ProSense Apr 2013 #15

opportunistic? now you're even more ridiculous cali Apr 2013 #26

Wait ProSense Apr 2013 #63

The Obama tax cuts of 2010 lowered taxes on the rich, exactly as Bush did. merrily Apr 2013 #122

It's 2013 Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2013 #141

I knew that, but you knew I knew that. Did you have a point? merrily Apr 2013 #143

thank you, ProSense! n/m Cha Apr 2013 #91

Did bush tell the AG DiverDave Apr 2013 #104

what exactly was 'bullshit' there? Whisp Apr 2013 #33

And astute annalise zeemike Apr 2013 #43

Not only are they not germaine, they are circular demwing Apr 2013 #46

I know, it's bizarre. Marr Apr 2013 #185

that one is a Pro Skittles Apr 2013 #72

Secret: ProSense Apr 2013 #92

it goes beyond that and you know it Skittles Apr 2013 #108

? n/t ProSense Apr 2013 #109

One 'suck' proposal?? Didn't we just get past the Monsanto rider? sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #20

+1 cali Apr 2013 #21

Exactly correct. Thank you. JEB Apr 2013 #61

+1000000 "One" corporate, predatory proposal? Only ONE???? woo me with science Apr 2013 #83

Precisely right! n/t markpkessinger Apr 2013 #133

The 6 month funding bill had some bennies for the gun folks, as well as Monsanto. merrily Apr 2013 #144

Well, all is fine and good about medicaid expansion as long as snappyturtle Apr 2013 #64

Predictable! Wind Dancer Apr 2013 #68

KILLING it. As usual. Number23 Apr 2013 #100

You must have forgotten that Bush said he would not release TARP II unless Obama asked him to do so. merrily Apr 2013 #121

"One sucky proposal" . . . that happens to be utterly, morally perverse n/t markpkessinger Apr 2013 #127

Really. Well how do you account for this? Marr Apr 2013 #186

"no budget he sends to this Congress has a chance of being passed" TheProgressive Apr 2013 #11

Good question! randome Apr 2013 #18

No, politics is that if you are Democrat and you are elected by mostly Democrats and you want your sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #24

An excellent summary, Sabrina. Over and over again, the only rational conclusion is that Nay Apr 2013 #81

We trusted him. He doesn't even acknowledge those who elected him. His spokesperson's only sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #107

Exactly treestar Apr 2013 #54

Some examples might be appropriate here quakerboy Apr 2013 #87

This site is setting out details treestar Apr 2013 #119

You mean the Democratic things? What about them? merrily Apr 2013 #124

Republican administrations have had progressive components in their policy too newthinking Apr 2013 #125

"Why does Obama choose republican policies to move forward?" kentuck Apr 2013 #19

"Why does Obama choose republican policies to move forward?" SammyWinstonJack Apr 2013 #47

This is exactly what I think. He is much more charismatic than The Boner. Push rhett o rick Apr 2013 #96

his eloquence works against him Enrique Apr 2013 #12

To be fair I will blast Obama as I have blasted his cohorts and his predecessors in the past who avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #16

True, Bill and Hillary Clinton do it too. merrily Apr 2013 #129

K&R forestpath Apr 2013 #17

Well said. He promised "change". We got deal making Politics as Usual. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #22

Pres. Obama is not the man he said he was LuvNewcastle Apr 2013 #23

He hasn't changed the system, but he has entrenched it! newthinking Apr 2013 #134

.. NorthCarolina Apr 2013 #187

that saying if you don't learn from history you are bound to repeat it Whisp Apr 2013 #27

I don't think he's evil. I find him personally likeable. cali Apr 2013 #28

I would bet a lot that close to 100% of posters here were sure he was going to be a wonderful merrily Apr 2013 #126

that's not true, the 100%. not even close. Whisp Apr 2013 #128

I don't believe that. merrily Apr 2013 #131

K&R Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #29

worshippers are mounting a full court press today nt msongs Apr 2013 #30

+1 n/t markpkessinger Apr 2013 #130

Republicans love "negotiating" with this President... kentuck Apr 2013 #31

the funny thing is, I can see history judging him quite harshly cali Apr 2013 #32

So can I, especially in light of the enormous, almost insurmountable problems the planet and Nay Apr 2013 #86

approval ratings impact will be interesting to see carolinayellowdog Apr 2013 #102

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2013 #36

With the exception of LGBT issues - Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2013 #37

Interesting. kentuck Apr 2013 #39

Lesser of 2 evils Gary 50 Apr 2013 #38

Ever is a long time. zeemike Apr 2013 #44

As I do feel about our Harper and Martin. ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #41

K&R Agree with every word. MotherPetrie Apr 2013 #42

Apparently, it's only okay to propose your crazy-ass fantasy budget if you're a Republican. winter is coming Apr 2013 #45

Quelle surprise!!!! Beacool Apr 2013 #48

Let me offer you some equations DonCoquixote Apr 2013 #85

They can do whatever they want. Beacool Apr 2013 #94

Its kinda funny quakerboy Apr 2013 #88

Well, Biden said it himself at one time. Beacool Apr 2013 #95

Biden aint always right either quakerboy Apr 2013 #99

So true. CalFresh Apr 2013 #112

Well said walkerbait41 Apr 2013 #49

If we had voted hard for a Democratic House, he would not be in this concrete The Wielding Truth Apr 2013 #50

"The fight for democracy must be bigger & smarter & more constant than the creep and surge of greed" marions ghost Apr 2013 #71

Fighting means letting your leader lead and supporting his method.It will not happen unless revenue The Wielding Truth Apr 2013 #111

Responding to your points: marions ghost Apr 2013 #118

My answer to your numbered responses are:. The Wielding Truth Apr 2013 #180

"Fighting means letting your leader lead and supporting his method." woo me with science Apr 2013 #149

Let him do his work. Sucking up all the oxygen will not help. He is doing his best. The Wielding Truth Apr 2013 #181

Come again? woo me with science Apr 2013 #182

Your wish list is mine, too, but we did not elect the superman that you want. In our post Bush/ The Wielding Truth Apr 2013 #188

Oh, I see the problem here. woo me with science Apr 2013 #189

This is not rhetoric and you have not diagnosed any problem. You have refused to see that politics is The Wielding Truth Apr 2013 #191

We did . . . markpkessinger Apr 2013 #135

I'm talking about the off year when we did not overwhelm the ballots boxes. Fall 2010 The Wielding Truth Apr 2013 #179

Not bashing at all. It's all true. bluethruandthru Apr 2013 #51

You felt betrayed by him before he was ever elected. You're like a broken record. MjolnirTime Apr 2013 #52

I was an early and enthusiastic supporter of Obama's right here on DU cali Apr 2013 #55

I don't have to search. I've witnessed what you've been doing here. MjolnirTime Apr 2013 #57

Wow. Your comments to cali are virtually identical to your attaks on Manny. Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #74

You made a totally false claim and you don't even have the intellectual cali Apr 2013 #79

+1 n/t markpkessinger Apr 2013 #145

Really? Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2013 #70

You're wrong, Cali was an Obama supporter. Beacool Apr 2013 #117

That's contrary to the facts. Only a truly ignorant person could say that about Cali. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #132

thanks. cali Apr 2013 #183

Er...no. LWolf Apr 2013 #162

He was elected in 2008. You've only been a member here since 2011 Heddi Apr 2013 #190

Oh for God's sake treestar Apr 2013 #53

You sound more broken-hearted than bashing fadedrose Apr 2013 #56

that's true. And honestly, I wish I could have faith, but I've cobbled that together so many cali Apr 2013 #165

Why not stand up for Democratic values? JEB Apr 2013 #59

Think McCain and Romney. Try them on for size. demosincebirth Apr 2013 #62

That thinking does not move us forward marions ghost Apr 2013 #73

"downtrodden" or not, I sleep better with him at the helm. He has not done many of the things demosincebirth Apr 2013 #139

... but they didn't win, Obama did. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #77

Just think if they did. You'd probably be upset about something more serious. I don't agree with demosincebirth Apr 2013 #138

Yep, agree!!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #142

That's setting the bar very, VERY low n/t markpkessinger Apr 2013 #146

Right On! Rider3 Apr 2013 #65

"...why not stand up for liberal democratic values?" paparush Apr 2013 #66

Agree CTCharlie Apr 2013 #156

Welcome to DU CTCharlie! hrmjustin Apr 2013 #174

Sounds like simple truth to me. lark Apr 2013 #67

One of the questions is: Who elected the president- the people, or the corporations? Gregorian Apr 2013 #69

And this is what makes marions ghost Apr 2013 #75

Obama is a politician. Few people have ever said he truedelphi Apr 2013 #113

US = Failure for "we the people." This is a hallmark of a failing society ... throughout history. RKP5637 Apr 2013 #76

Very well said! ljm2002 Apr 2013 #78

I want my vote back. If he is just going to bow to Republicans and include Romney ideas in the beyurslf Apr 2013 #90

When ProSense Apr 2013 #93

This is not about betrayal this is about a broken system. Blaming Obama rhett o rick Apr 2013 #97

Absolutely marions ghost Apr 2013 #137

November 2011? And you wonder why some might view this as opportunistic? Number23 Apr 2013 #101

there are plenty of current stories. I chose that one because I cali Apr 2013 #106

Yeah. ProSense Apr 2013 #110

I don't. Rex Apr 2013 #103

On the mark, as always DJ13 Apr 2013 #105

because he's not a liberal democrat noiretextatique Apr 2013 #116

"the obvious answer" LWolf Apr 2013 #164

Well said, cali! mother earth Apr 2013 #123

We were are shilling for him CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #136

exactly stupidicus Apr 2013 #169

K & R! nt LeftyLucy22 Apr 2013 #140

Reality check.. DCBob Apr 2013 #151

ending Social Security as we know it, is no way to "bring this country together" nashville_brook Apr 2013 #153

no one is "ending social security".. good grief. DCBob Apr 2013 #154

Thank you Cali. Divernan Apr 2013 #157

That photo is damning... haikugal Apr 2013 #176

"He's better than a Republican." SylviaD Apr 2013 #159

I was a lefty bigot with low expectations for the centrist stupidicus Apr 2013 #160

Whether true believers or paid shills, their extreme positions ARE a catalyst for outrage Divernan Apr 2013 #166

that's the unfulfilled expectation alrighty stupidicus Apr 2013 #168

He's an unmitigated failure. Fuddnik Apr 2013 #170

well, I don't know if I'd go that far stupidicus Apr 2013 #171

What do u want, president Palin? grahamhgreen Apr 2013 #173

no way dude stupidicus Apr 2013 #177