Reply #36: There's one thing the DLC dislikes more than the Rs... [View All]

[FlyByNight]

...and that's Liberals.

Granted, some of the criticism of Obama has been hyperbolic but, at its base, it's rooted in facts. Obama's appointments of Emanuel, Summers, Geithner, Salazar, etc. was a warning to his left/Liberal flank. Sure, improvements (as opposed to substantive structural reform) have been made but, largely, the fundamental power structures remain intact: from the healthcare insurance industry, to Wall St., to the Pentagon, etc. And that's not by accident.

To be fair, Congress is largely bought and paid for and Obama's influence - such as it is - is somewhat minimal. Congress has relegated itself to middle-management (the presidency too?) and they dance to the multinational corporate tune.

The US is hardly a republic anymore.