Sunday, January 10, 2010

People are fed up

The New York Times reports this morning that Wall Street is preparing to celebrate "Bonus Season" big time. As in billions of dollars. The very same people who created the Great Recession will be rewarded with trillions of dollars while over 10 percent of the labor force is unemployed, people are losing their homes and health insurance, soup kitchens are filling up and a decent job seems a thing of the past.
Not even one year into his presidency, Obama's ratings seem to be in a free fall.
The CNN poll also shows that in addition to health care, a majority of Americans disapprove of how Mr. Obama is handling the economy, Afghanistan, Iraq, unemployment, illegal immigration and the federal budget deficit. Put simply, there isn't a critical problem facing the country on which the president has positive ratings.

This is due, in my humble opinion, to two factors. The "independent" Tea Party masses, nothing less than the seeds of a native fascist movement, egged on by Fox News, Russ Limbaugh, Drudge, Ron Beck and others. The Wing Nuts. But also by a growing number of disaffected former Obama supporters, including this blogger, that sought change and now feel bamboozled. Because the changes have been cosmetic at best. Obama spoke of peace and is giving us a renewed war in Afghanistan. He spoke on behalf of the unemployed, for jobs, for health care for all, and nothing has happened. The only ones benefiting from his administration seem to be military contractors, who'll be reaping the benefits of the Afghanistan buildup, pharmaceutical and insurance companies who imposed their will and derailed the health care overhaul. And the bankers. Plus ça change, plus ça reste la même chose. We're living under the Bushama administration.

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