Obama endorses Wasserman Schultz in primary, what is he thinking?

[blueintelligentsia]

Progressive leader?

The Democratic National Committee is once again accepting donations from registered lobbyists and political action committees, a reversal of restrictions introduced by President Barack Obama in 2008 that were designed to limit the influence of special-interest groups.

http://www.hngn.com/articles/178760/20160212/dnc-reverses-ban-on-money-from-lobbyists-and-pacs.htm

“Debbie has been a strong, progressive leader in Congress and a hardworking, committed Chair of our national Party since I proudly nominated her to the role in 2011,” Obama said.
“She always stands up and fights for what is right for her district while passionately supporting middle class families.”

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/274443-obama-endorses-wasserman-schultz-in-primary

[Jackie Wilson Said]

1. There are several other bash Obama threads today, you could have posted in those.

[rhett o rick]

4. Curious do you support the Pay Day Loan Sharks as DINO Debbie does, and apparently

Obama?

[Jim Lane]

23. Apparently, any expression of disagreement with Obama about anything constitutes "bashing"

If that's not the case, would you give an example of criticism that isn't "bashing"? You don't have to agree with the criticism -- just cite a criticism that you wouldn't dismiss with that "bash Obama" meme.

Thanks in advance!

[ThePhilosopher04]

25. When it's deserved there needs to be threads. Multiple threads. And he deserves it in this instance.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

2. K&R DWS has got to go...

[RepubliCON-Watch]

3. I don't think Obama is a progressive. nt

[rhett o rick]

6. Rick Warren was my first clue. He is showing his true colors. Next he will be pardoning all the

war criminals.

[RepubliCON-Watch]

8. The minute he offered to chain-CPI SS...

I realised he was long gone

[rhett o rick]

11. Truthfully, I knew at Rick Warren at his inaguration. Why would he do that?

It was a deliberate punch in the gut of the Left that helped to elect him. So why? He needed to tell the Conservatives that he wasn't really the Progressive like he campaigned. Then firing Dean and hiring Rahmbo sealed the deal.

[RepubliCON-Watch]

14. Man, I totally forgot about that.

And the whole marriage thing. Why didn't we challenge Obama on that issue in 2008? Only if we could go back in time...

[rhett o rick]

15. In our defense we were despirate in 2008. We wanted so badly to believe campaign Obama and

we had Clinton if we didn't.

[RepubliCON-Watch]

19. Yeah, listening to his 2008 campaign speeches...

He really didn't sound progressive, he sounded more optimistic for the future. Whenever Hillary challenged Barack on HC, he pushed back to sounding moderate. And I don't remember him laying out clear plans to reign in Wall Street. Nor did he ever campaign on raising the minimum wage to a living wage. Looking back, if it wasn't for the whole UFO thing, I think Kucinich would have made a far and away better president.

[ThePhilosopher04]

27. I agree. That's why when I hear "Bernie is no Obama," I immediately respond ...

it's the other way around. Bernie is one of the very few true progressives in United States politics.

[brooklynite]

17. Just to be clear, this is your fevered imagination and nothing more, right?

[rhett o rick]

20. I notice that your side is reluctant to actually make statements. Preferring to ask insinuating

questions like Fox News. I am not even sure what you are trying to insinuate but I detest Rick Warren but I am guessing you love him. The Left helped Obama win the election and he spit in our faces, not once but many times. I know that doesn't bother you because you seem to be more comfortable on the non-progressive side. Love those Wealthy 1%'ers don't ya?

I find it detestable to side with the filthy rich and ignore those among us that need help. I bet you side with DINO Debbie and the Pay Day Loan Sharks as they bilk the poor.

[RepubliCON-Watch]

21. I'm assuming he's being sarcastic, however....

I expect Obama to ramp up his drone strikes here soon to take care of the bad guys.

[nationalize the fed]

10. He told everyone listening what HE thought HE was

many many people chose to ignore it. Easy to see why.

"The truth of the matter is that my policies are so mainstream that if I had set the same policies that I had back in the 1980s, I would be considered a moderate Republican."- President Barack Obama

Of course, this might explain why the ACA was based on a Heritage Foundation essay, and why Max Baucus had single payer doctor/nurse advocates arrested at hearings on Capitol Hill.

Baucus's Raucous Caucus: Doctors, Nurses and Activists Arrested Again for Protesting Exclusion of Single-Payer Advocates at Senate Hearing on Healthcare
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/5/13/baucus_raucus_caucus_doctors_nurses_and

Bailing out big banks on the backs of the middle class isn't terribly progressive, neither is the harsh policy on whistle blowers, or many other things. You're right- he's no progressive.

[nichomachus]

5. If anyone wonders why anything happens in politics

I would suggest they watch House of Cards. That explains a lot about how the system works.

[Autumn]

7. He appointed her so why the hell wouldn't he endorse her?

There's not a lot of difference between Obama and Hillary.

[RepubliCON-Watch]

9. Maybe we were hoping that...

Obama would finally stand up for the working poor. Too bad he isn't up to the task.

[Autumn]

12. Yeah that hope thing.

[rhett o rick]

13. I hear you but I say Clinton is to the right of Obama and Nixon. Just sayin'.

[Autumn]

16. Might be to the right of Nixon but I have always maintained there isn't much

difference between Obama and Hillary, I said that in 08 and I'm even more sure of it today. Obama's just a better politician than she is.

[rhett o rick]

18. She is a terrible politician. She gets mad when cornered. nm

[colsohlibgal]

22. No Shock To Me

He showed where he really was once he was elected and gathered his team including Rahm Emmanual, Larry Summers, etc.

Obama ran as FDR2 then pivoted quickly to Bubba2, Neo City.

[liberal_at_heart]

24. I wish I could say it surprises me. It doesn't.

[StevieM]

26. Seriously? Don't Sanders supporters realize that it was Obama who named her DNC chair,

not the Clintons? I can't imagine he even consulted them about it.

Why would President Obama not endorse an incumbent congresswoman for re-election?

[blueintelligentsia]

28. Why endorse someone shrouded in controversy? n/t

[VulgarPoet]

34. Why lie about one's progressive credentials?

[Meteor Man]

29. Obama's Presidential Library

CaChing!

Was this a trick question? Is there any suspicion at all whether or not Obama's Library will rival the Taj Mahal?

Wall Street remembers and rewards their friends with lucrative speaking fees.

The Obama Foundation For World Peace.

CaChing!

[Betty Karlson]

30. As usual, he thinks he doesn't need real progressives.

Just neo-cons an neo-liberals who claim to be for incremental progress.

[Zira]

31. Aka the fix is in, gets endorsed by Obama. What do all these lobbyists expect to get for their

donations?

[Warren DeMontague]

32. He's entitled to his opinion.

I don't happen to share it.

[Buns_of_Fire]

33. He may just be taking the path of least resistance at this point.

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After all, he's only got another nine months of his presidency left, why start rocking the boat now?

Besides:

...According to people who spoke with her, when she sensed Obama was considering replacing her as chair in 2013, she began to line up supporters to suggest the move was both anti-woman and anti-Semitic.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/senate-bid-could-be-solution-for-wasserman-schultz-115373

Who wants to start dealing with that crap this late in the game?

[Freddie Stubbs]

35. He's thinking that he wants for her to be reelected to Congress