Reply #176: I think you are demonstrating what I think is part of the problem.

[rhett o rick]

You seem to give the hapless right credit for dividing the Democratic Party. You are way off. We would unite against them as we did against Bush/Cheney. However, when Pres Obama became inaugurated, he started immediately distancing himself from the progressives in the party. His Bush appointees, DLC appointees, and wall street/corp CEO appointees, didnt set well with the progressives. It appears to me to be a strategic move to gain votes from the middle right. And it will probably be effective in getting him reelected. Although it wasnt the best for the country. Alan Simpson? Come on. I assume you dont need a complete listing.