Dear President Obama, Please shut the f' up about TPP rainbows and unicorns...

[sulphurdunn]

123. I admire you loyalty

to the party, and I disagree with those who says conservative democrats are just moderate republicans. They are worse than republicans, but in their defense, they would never get elected to a de facto, permanent minority party otherwise. The two party political paradigm goes something like this for democratic party leaders: You can pass any social justice or welfare legislation you can to play your bast if you can get through congress, but it will take years if ever and take one hell of a fight that requires many giveaways to the business community. Wall Street doesn't much care about that one way or another, with the caveat that it doesn't cost the investment class. When it comes to financial, economic, national defense and trade policy, you tow the corporate, free market line and always see to it there are enough of the "right" democratic votes to pass desired legislation in such areas without too much delay and without too much concern for any detriment to the US as a functioning democracy.