I simply don't understand how voters can turn their backs on a President who brought us back from

[DonCoquixote]

110. the problem is both sides are right

Did people have the knives out for Obama long before he became president. YES, everyone from Mitch "one oterm president" McConell, to Nancy "impeachment is off the table" Pelosi. Everyone from Medea "I love Ron Pual" Benjamin to the whole cast of Fox news, CNN, and a damned good protion of MSNBC. Fron the redneack that hates Obama, to the PUMAS who hate Obama from the Pro Palestinians who hate Obama, from the Zionists who hate Obama. From the Gun haters who hate Obama from the Gun Lovers who hate Obama.The one thing that unites Americans is a ruthless selfishness, the ability and eagerness to turn anyone and everyone into a bloody mess if it means advantage. All America is disgusting in that respect.

On the other hand, did Obama follow the idea of Third Way poltics, even to the point where he supported the people who spat upon him, yes. Did he dispatch those comfrtable shoes and abandon labor, yes. Did he let himself get talked into war, yes.

The thing is, neither of those sets of fact contradict eahc other, indeed, they overlap a lot.

The ugly fact is, we would need someone in office who is willing to fight, and we would also need a populace willing TO fight. If Obama got on his bully pulpit, called for a public option, took troops out of Iraq, made a stimulus that was huge, the bottom line is, CONGRESS WOULD HAVE KILLED EVERY BIT OF IT, especially the Blue Dogs tyhat many on Du will defend like Paladins trying to save a princess from a Dragon.

Yes, Alison grimes has every right to hide her vote, but it is no secret why she is doing so.
Yes, mary landrieu has to work with a state that, despite being treated like SHIT by the oil industry, treats Louisiana worse than a hog fattened for slaughter.

But let's not pretend that their tweaking Obama's nose has anything to do with principle.

The only revenge I will have is seeing the PUMAS ben over bnackwards when Hillary is in office. No wait, they will blame Obama, not Hillary, and not the Blue Dogs, and most importantly, not the American brand of Capitalism which says you are either the Butcher or the bacon.