Occupy Underground

One can criticize the direction the Obama administration has taken and such criticism is not trumped by the snarky "Romney would have done better." I don't think that Romney would have done better; neither did most voters- that's why he lost. But it is likely that most votes were not just anti-Romney, but pro-Obama- hoping that the vision and agenda he projected was closer to the American ideal. I feel a sense of betrayal- the corporatists of Wall Street and Main Street still rule, torture has gone unpunished, NRA is confronted by speeches and no real muscle even with an opportunity to make some real change in our gun-derangement society and we have become a surveillance state. Not what I voted for. Nor did I ever expect than ron or mitt would have done anything but make it worse. Here's hoping at least that ACA (O. did not fight for single payor) helps in the long run. It's unfortunately ironic that the one piece of legislation that did pass was based on a mitt plan. Ask Madison Ave. if they ever ran an ad campaign with the statement "Well, at least it's not sh*t." Not a strong selling point or a good argument to continue to give Obama a pass. We have to develop strong progressive politicians and not be satisfied with corporatist democrats. Maybe crowning Hillary is premature- she was one of those "third way" democrats that ended up watering down the progressive agenda. Let's not be fooled again.