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In reply to the discussion: ok, no more crap about "obama caving". it's called a trial balloon. COMPLAIN TO CONGRESS. [View all]truedelphi
(32,324 posts)Remember, chess is a game that is played out so that the pawns (ie the middle class) are sacrificed for the bishops, rooks, and knights are saved, with the ultimate goal of saving the king.
His "playing chess" so much with policy maters affecting the elderly and lower and middle incomed, all that tells me exactly who he is.
It brings to mind how Obama distanced himself (supposedly) from the wording of the legislation "on the Hill" that was supposedly framing the language of the "Health Care Reform" legislation.
Then we come to find out that Rahm Emanuel met with so many of Wellpoint and other health insurance companies, down the block from the WH. And that the ACA is now called, by some who are cynical, the "Wellpoint" reform Act of 2010.
He's the damn President. he could spend his time targeting those who get killed by drones (As he doe4s most Tuesday afternoons), or he could adopt the FDR pro-active type activities of standing down Congress and seeing to it that stuff gets passed in a way that favors middle incomed America. Or he could spend his time seeing that the likes of Jaimie Diman get their gold plated, Oval Office cuff links. Unfortunately for the likes of us, he has chosen to spend his time on the drones and gold cufflinks.
But that is who Obama is. He lets Congress take the "fall" while he takes any glory that those who are over loyal are always willing to dish out. What ever happened to the Democratic Party and its leadership -that we now have a guy who is to the left of Nixon and Reagan in office? Hells bells, he is even to the left of Barry Godlwater!