Replace Emanuel, Sommers, and Geithner with Howard Dean, Brooksley Born, and Elizabeth Warren. (Yes, I know Warren is up for a current slot! And there are good alternatives for Howard Dean in case he would reject it.)
Posting this letter to Pres. Obama here in hopes that Emanuel's staff does not screen it (how stupid of me!) 1st diary, so mercy please!
Dear Mr. President:
It is probably too late for you, Mr. President, to turn our country around and into the right direction. Unbridled capitalism and greed have drained our country’s resources and there is barely enough left of those resources to pull us out of this downward economic spiral. The economic picture was clear at the end of the Bush administration, and even with that giant picture on the wall showing the Republicans clearly responsible for the dire situation, you moderated yourself. Further, you and Senator Reid have just caused more damage to your images (and the Democrats in general) by not standing up fully for this New York Islamic Center – a mock issue raised by the GOP and Fox News. The two of you marched right into another phony trap better than any Looney Tunes cartoon could have portrayed it!
The three key personnel responsible for your moderation are team Emanuel, Sommers, and Geithner! Emanuel and Sommers have too much financial interest in Wall Street. Mr. Geithner knows nothing other than Wall Street. The three of them cannot think Out of the Box, aka Wall Street. The hedge funds have too much invested in Big Pharma, for-profit health care, and the defense/intelligence industries, therefore, your three Wall Street buddies have no self interest in biting the hand that feeds them. You have effectively rolled over and stood up for your new masters (this is not a racial dig) while ignoring the people who voted you into the White House to implement the changes on which you campaigned.
As a shareholder of disappearing middle class, I demand that you keep your campaign promises. I demand that you replace the conflicted team of Emanuel, Sommers, and Geithner respectably with team Howard Dean, Brooksley Born, and Elizabeth Warren. The new team members are proven advocates for the general public, which is who you work for, I hope!
The Wall Street Trio can take care of themselves!
Sincerely,
(name withheld)