Did all of Obama's political advisors quit?

[fried eggs]

I'm really confused about his tone deaf statements of late. I get what he is trying to say about entitlements, but why would he even mention them at a time like this? We had the edge on this issue but WH statements are already being used to erase the ground Democrats gained with seniors.

It's like someone asking, Will you cheat on your wife, and instead of just saying no, giving a long, confusing answer with caveats.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. My question is about the ones remaining.

Were they vetted and their backgrounds thoroughly investigated? How can it be certain they aren't moles and provocateurs for the republicans?

[alsame]

8. He is surrounded by DLC/Third Way people. nt

[no_hypocrisy]

9. And whoever controls the money also controls the policy.

Got it . . .

[Enthusiast]

15. He is one of them.

They are nearly indistinguishable from the 1980s Republicans.

[Big Blue Marble]

2. Did he just not hand the House back to Boner and the boys next cycle? N/T

[Enrique]

3. it hurts the dems, but it helps him

it takes that winning issue away from them, but it makes Obama look "bipartisan".

[fried eggs]

4. Helps him how? He will never get tea party support

Mainly because their beef is his race, but also fox news keeps them ignorant. They'll never even hear about his bipartisan behavior.

[Walk away]

5. Democrats don't care about the teabaggers..

They will never vote for anyone but extremist wing-nuts or the farthest right candidate available. No Bagger will ever vote for a moderate.

[Enrique]

7. look at the bounce he got when he extended the Bush tax cuts

it showed he "gets things done", not like those "purist liberals" in Congress.

[coalition_unwilling]

6. Plouffe should be fired today (for saying people won't vote in

2012 based on the unemployment rate).

[leveymg]

12. Plouffe is in deep denial doo doo. He needs his cloudy bubble popped.

[leveymg]

10. The ones he has aren't very good. His political agenda is secondary to his IMF restructuring agenda

being pushed by the global bankers and multinationals. That's whom he really serves. The U.S. is nothing more than a giant Greece, and the "Chicago School" approach is the same as has been carried out by IMF in dozens of countries: restructure society, privatize everything, strip out public sector and social services, sell the rest at a steep discount.

Obama is the first post-partisan President - what he's doing doesn't really serve the interests of any party or segment of the American electorate outside lower Manhattan and the enclaves of the very wealthy. His thinking and agenda are purely a product of the University of Chicago and of Wall Street. He's also really the first post-American President.

[proverbialwisdom]

13. Maybe, maybe not. In either case, the public needs to roar.

The leaders I admire almost inevitably lose personally. My leaders become targets in one form or another, methodically. My observation and I'm sick of it.

Can't Americans make their views visible without following a leader, without violence and without permission? Yes, we can. The group can accomplish what any individual cannot. It's the only way.

Personally, that's what I think President Obama is all about.

[mmonk]

11. His more Keynesian leaning economists did.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

14. Politically, it's a smart move.

He offers cuts. The Repugs reject them as too small. They negotiate and a deal is reached for some cuts. Obama tells the liberals that the cuts were smaller than the Repugs demanded and claims victory. He tells the independents that he was the moderate by negotiating and agreeing to moderate cuts. He tells the New Democrats/Third Way/DLC that they have another achievement to add to "The List".

The people get shafted as usual and are told that it's good for them.