So why is the Democratic President playing along?

[nadinbrzezinski]

Why?

I mean this is the party of the people right?

WRONG.

What we are watching is the rise of a new Democratic Coalition, and it does not include us. This happens every so often in US History. If the pattern holds, the Rs, who are already fracturing, will see the rise of a new POPULIST party. You don't believe me? Study the 1840s and 1850s Pay close attention to the Whigs, who became just as crazee as the Rs... and study what happened to the Dems and HOW the Republican party rose.

As they say... history does have patterns... but this is why the Dems are betraying their base. We are truly fully no longer the base. Either we retake it from the DLC... or wait for the process to finish, or both.

[mike_c]

1. yup-- it's not the party of the New Deal any longer...

...and it's rapidly becoming the guardian of all things corporate and status quo. It's doing the work of the robber barons, not the people.

[SSDA]

2. We are being played for fools.

BTW - Goldman Sachs, AIG,UBS, GE, JP Morgan, BOA, Citi, disapprove of this message.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

3. It's the big tent Corporatist Party with Dems and Repukes serving the same masters.

Dems are a drop more compassionate, but not by much.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Why the process will inevitably lead third party populist way

[emulatorloo]

4. Kinda interesting: Senate GOP leadership aide: Obama killed 'Gang of Six' by embracing it[

Not the first time this kind of thing has happened.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/07/20/996601/-Senate-GOP-leadership-aide:-Obama-killed-Gang-of-Six-by-embracing-it?detail=hide&via=blog_1

ED JUL 20, 2011 AT 08:40 AM PDT
Senate GOP leadership aide: Obama killed 'Gang of Six' by embracing it
by Jed Lewison

Mike Allen writes:

--A Senate Republican leadership aide emails with subject line “Gang of Six”: “Background guidance: The President killed any chance of its success by 1) Embracing it. 2) Hailing the fact that it increases taxes. 3) Saying it mirrors his own plan.”

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I'm not sure whether to say thank you to that leadership aide, or to say fuck you. I guess, both.


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Link to politico story Jed Lewison quotes:

http://www.politico.com/playbook/0711/playbook1485.html

DU thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x715717

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. True belevers, will never disappoint.

[emulatorloo]

8. yep n/t

[HereSince1628]

6. I agree except that this isn't new, it's at least 20 years old.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. The process started right after Carter lost

[iwishiwas]

7. being part of the base feels like getting stepped on like a rug all the time.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. He's drivin' the Third Way highway to Palookaville.

[Kahuna]

11. It's election season and the repukes will hypocritically use the deficit

as a major election issue(as they are doing now - they know no shame). It will be an issue for every seat next year. The president is trying to get ahead of it and take it off the table as much as he can.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. If we default this will change the dynamic

In ways nobody can predict. The kids have the codes and the detonator. It's just an M80, really. Expect this is a full sized nuclear device.

[Kahuna]

18. It bit of hyperbole, no?

:shrug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. No, defaulting will really not be good in ways most in this country

Especially tea parties, don't comprehend. Looks at other countries that have defaulted. Add we are a reserve currency. I could go on...Exceptionalism is 'bout to byte us on ass.

[jtown1123]

19. It'll be much worse for him if he endorses cuts to SS, Medicare, Medicaid and cutting

tax deductions for the middle class...

[sad sally]

26. Sadly, it's election season every day of every year - it never ends

If we only had a system that didn't start campaigning the day after an election and didn't require billions to get elected again, there might be a chance to actually have a democracy in this country - it's the same for both Democrats and Republicans.

Look at the obscene money President Obama will need to raise and spend in order to be re-elected...

[Kahuna]

29. So true on all counts. nt

[damntexdem]

13. What Democratic president?

That's only what we THOUGHT we elected in 2008. Surprise!

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Some of us knew better and said such

But yes he is a democrat. The switch is almost complete.

[peace frog]

16. He's playing to his base

Corporate masters, same as Dubya's "haves and have mores".

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. Precisely.

[socialist_n_TN]

21. I wish the Republicans WOULD go ahead and split

into the Country Clubbers and the proto fascists. That would make it SO much easier for the Dems to split into the Country Clubbers and a worker's party. Not anywhere NEAR as much of a chance at a President Bachmann then.

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. Alas the split will be between the populist country clubbers

And the proto fascists.

[blindpig]

23. He is not 'playing along', he is leading.

But you are right, this is not a party of the people, there is none presently.

Dunno about 'populists', too flighty, too apt to be compromised. Gonna take organization, discipline, solid theory, gonna take Reds.

[fredamae]

24. Will someone tell me Why I should keep

Trusting this Pres?

[SammyWinstonJack]

25. I can't.

:shrug:

[tavalon]

27. Agreed

[philly_bob]

28. Damn, I wish I wasn't so ignorant of American history.

Your references just go over my head!