Harry Belafonte Says Obama Lacks "Moral Compass"

[BlueCaliDem]

275. Constructive criticism is good. DEstructive criticism will guarantee a President Romney.

I'm not 100% happy with everything President Obama has been able to accomplish, either, but I understand the political reality he faces with an unprecedented hostile Congress that's discovered the power of the filibuster. And whether most Americans know it or not, he needed to work with Congress to get anything done. It's how our government works.

Unfortunately, most Independents - NOT ALL, for those Independents who read this post and might get b-hurt - aren't politically astute, and the loud and angry voices of those on the Left together with the louder and angrier voices of the TeaBaggers on the Right, is all they heard. And it influenced their votes. Result? The TeaBagger blowout in Nov. 2010. This is destructive.

We are not doing ourselves any favors by shooting ourselves in the foot, or cutting our noses to spite our faces with continued wailing how Obama didn't give us everything we wanted. We got a helluva lot done, though, but thanks to the loud voices of the Firebaggers on the Left and the establishment and monied GOP, Teapublicans, and TeaBaggers on the Right, Independents and so-called Moderates voted for the TeaBagger candidate in overwhelming numbers. How is that supposed to help our country progress? By knee-capping our President?

There's a reason why today PPACA has 54% of Americans favoring repealing it although it's one of the most progressive and comprehensive reform on health care in sixty years. The constant wailing and kvetching from the Professional Left combined with the louder wailing and hateful rhetoric from the Monied Right has pushed the numbers down making people think, "Hey. Where there's smoke there's gotta be fire!" when nothing could be further from the truth.