Dylan Ratigan, Glenn Greenwald and Cenk Uygur have a very interesting discussion about the Obama presidency, progressives and the Democratic Party and the sorry state of affairs that led to the Dem loss of the House of Representatives.
Progressive Base Loses Faith (Dylan Ratigan Show MSNBC) 13:41 mins
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Some of the key points discussed.
Unconditional support of Dems only ensures you'll be ignored.
The great opportunity to change the system has been squandered.
Cynical people who thought that this was finally THE CHANCE to change Washington are disillusioned. They won't be back (as voters).
Massive upheaval will follow when the Deficit Commission recommendations to cut Social Security are enacted (as is widely expected).
Listen to it. It's worth the time.
P.S. The Obama interview on 60 Minutes was ear-opening. Even more catering to the Corporate owned Repubs is clearly coming.