The Professional Left Is Handing Republicans Precisely What They Want

[JDPriestly]

86. Obama is doing next to nothing for the environment.

He is saying yes, inch by inch, slowly but surely, segment by segment, piecemeal to the Keystone Pipeline.

Meanwhile Obama does not nearly enough to promote solar energy.

I spoke to a neighbor today. She said that last year she talked to a contractor about putting solar panels on her roof. The contractor told her it would not pay. That in the end she would pay a penalty for having them on the roof, that the tax benefits are not great enough to pay for the trouble or make the panels more economically feasible than an ordinary roof and dirty energy. Obama could campaign to turn the country green with solar energy. Germany is going green. Certainly we could. But, no. Obama is sticking with dirty coal, oil and gas and the chained CPI.

Obama talked big about the environment but is not taking care of the environment for future generations.

Obama is good on DOMA, but the outcome will depend on the Supreme Court, and Obama knows that his stance makes him friends with relatively generous and reliable donors in the LGBT community while placing no risk on his campaign. It's a no lose stance for Obama because public opinion is turning toward gay marriage, but everyone knows that it is not Obama's decision. This is a safe issue for Obama.

We have to have progressive Democrats in Congress to insure rights like the woman's right to choose. We will not have those progressive Democrats unless Obama uses his bully pulpit, his amazing voice and his wonderful personality to educate people about progressive values. He can do it. He is simply choosing not to on the issues of Social Security and Medicare, human rights, and others on which he takes stances that progressives criticize. That is a foolish point of view.

Obama is no FDR. It's really sad. But he does not measure up to that gold standard. Obama is no FDR. He does not fight for the people. He has not instituted the kinds of programs that are needed.

If chained CPI is introduced, the economy is likely to take a dive for the worse. When it does, Obama, not the Republicans will take the blame and will be to blame. Be prepared. Because there is a chance it will happen. Obama is taking that chance. And that is very sad for the country.