Reply #5: I'm not surprised this is working on people, I suppose.

[Marr]

Obama and the rest of the political establishment just spent two more years screwing everyone who is not super wealthy, and then they put a cherry on top in the form of the backdoor undermining of Social Security and the (for all practicaly purposes, permanent) extension of the Bush Tax Cuts. That shit was important to them, and they gave the left the finger and just did it.

Now they're parceling out a few victories on social issues that the wealthy don't really give a shit about, and it's like hitting a reset button. Many just forget how we got here or why these victories are suddenly popping up.

This is classic "New Democrat" triangulation. Shamelessly service big business and the wealthy, then use *free* social issues to win a little street cred back with the liberals who should be pissed off.