President Obama has been offering concessions to the Republicans

[Jackpine Radical]

53. Let's start with your likely accurate belief that anything he proposes will fail.

Then I'd rather have him proposing Single Payer even though it will fail.

I'd rather have him proposing expanding Social Security even though it will fail.

I'd rather have him proposing severe cuts to the military budget even though it will fail.

I'd rather have him proposing a bill to allow a government-run WPA program to put Americans to work building infrastructure even though it will fail.

I'd rather have him proposing equitable taxation of the rich and of corporations even though it will fail.

I'd rather have him proposing a radical restructuring of the goals & methods of the Intelligence Establishment even though it will fail.

I'd rather have him proposing tough bank regulation even though it will fail.

I'd rather have him proposing universal public access to K-16 education even though it will fail.

I could go on, but maybe you get the drift.