Do I feel betrayed by this President? Yes.

[The Wielding Truth]

180. My answer to your numbered responses are:.

1. I totally agree, but this most probably is the Presidents perceived capitulation to give himself a carrot and a stick to the Republican madness.
2. "It" is the CPI.Sorry it was the prominent thing on my mind when I saw this thread.
3. Again "it" is a most likely a political move to make it look like he is trying so hard to make a deal that he would put that stick he is using (ans#1.) in our eye.
4. This may seem like a wrong move but, IMO, "it" is so political that it will not even actualize.
5. We, you and me and the other over 300 million citizens who have a voice to inform and feet to march and power to assert.
6. Sometimes you do pander to vultures when you must escape. Esp. in politics.
7. Yes, the system is corrupt and unless we want to stay here we must use our best chess piece wisely and not knock him over or discount him when he is playing the game the best he knows how.He is not working with sane people or rules now being written by those who are concerned about our democracy. Even our most wholesome leaders have had to pick their way through enemy negotiations and the thing is this President does not view Republicans as enemies. I do. It seems that you do,too. Yet we are not in the number one position. He is and he must not be slapped for not being FDR although we would wish it. We must keep the wolves back from his door and not be also nipping at his heels over somethings that "Obama can't really do much" about but is trying. He does seem to do what the country needs when he has open ability and national support to do it.