As we look over the current 2012 presidential candidates, it's clear that Obama is the best of the GOP candidates running. There are no Democratic candidates running.
The GOP agenda of tax cuts, education cuts, SS retirement cuts, health care cuts combined with massive deficits to fund subsidies to oil companies, agricultural corporations, failed Wall St gamblers and weapons contractors is safe with Obama.
Obama has been able to divert the public outcry for Wall St financial reform with no reform and cash infusion to Wall St. He's been able to divert the public outcry for health care reform into mandatory purchase of insurance products with rising, uncontrolled costs that provide no health care but record profits to insurance corporations. He's been able to cut Social Security funding. He's been able to cut Medicare/Medicaid funding. He's presided over the biggest loss of jobs in US history with record teachers layoffs being his signature achievement. On energy and environment, Obama has diverted public outrage over climate change and destruction of US Gulf Coast into opening up oil drilling on East coast and massive new oil fracking boom that is destroying US water supplies while increasing US oil trade deficits, US oil use and oil imports and keeping $20B in US taxpayer payments to oil companies. He's a damned magician there. Shows what he can do when he sets his mind to it.
Obama's campaign 2012 plan is essential GOP Reagaonomics. Blaming Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid for the deficits caused by tax cuts and military spending while continuing the GOP core policies. Democrats, liberals, patriotic Americans who put reality and US national interest ahead oil companies, banks and military contractors don't have to contribute time or money to any of the GOP candidates including GOP's least conservative candidate, Obama.
It looks like Obama is on track to get close to $500M in payments to fund his campaign from Wall St and other corporate contributors by the end of 2011. With the rest of the GOP field weak and less well funded, Obama's wing of the GOP looks to be safe for re-election in 2012.
Liberals best focus of resources would be to find local, state and Federal candidates who advocate pro-American policies and support them while the Obama GOP wave washes over the US. The mess Obama/GOP are creating is going require a huge cleanup, hard work and sacrifice and while we can't stop Obama/GOP from making the mess, we can start advocating for the necessary cleanup work so if US public comes to its senses vs. the fantasy of Obamanomics (formerly known as Reaganomics) there are plans in place ready to go.
1. Health care reform to European system. Cuts US health care costs by $800B provides 100% care. Eliminates economic drag.
2. Energy policy to cut US oil use by 50% in 10 years by getting US as energy efficient as Europe (50% more efficient than US). This saves US $500B in oil trade deficit costs and allows US to cut military spending from $1.3T per year to $300B per year. Also cuts greenhouse gases.
3. Green economy plan. Add 10M Green economy jobs getting US 50% more energy efficient. Using health care saves, oil trade deficit savings, oil war military savings.
4. Tax reform. All income taxed. Progressive rates. "I like Ike/Save America" tax rates. Only five deductions (kids, education, retirement, housing, charity). Taxes equal spending. SS and Medicare taxes only for Social Security and Medicare. Taxes raised to fully fund both.
5. Education. Funding of teachers for schools. 20:1 national ratio. Economics need based distribution. 100% of kids graduate from high school and pass GRE test. 100% of kids get at least 2 years community college which includes trades. The new basic.
That will get US into the 21st century with good jobs, healthy people, educated kids and clean environment.
Nothing we'll see from Obama GOP politicians of today but it is the only plan that works and is democratic.
