I am deeply disappointed in Thom Hartmann's exhortation to support Obama in the next Presidential election instead of replacing him with an authentic Democratic candidate.

Here is a partial list of Obama's actions: his campaign was largely financed by Wall Street and big corporations, he surrounded himself with Wall Street cronies and Bush/Cheney advisors in the Oval Office, he made a secret deal with Big Pharma to keep drug prices high, he made a secret deal with the health insurance industry to not allow a pubic option, he bailed out Wall Street and pressured Democrats to keep in the provision that ensured bonuses for Wall Street execs, he refused to remove Bush/Rove lawyers from the Justice Department, he refused to help Don Siegelman, he turned a blind eye to the crimes of the coal industry to coal miners, he appointed a rancher/hunter/oil man to be incharge of the interior, he is continuing the Bush/Cheney slaughter of wildlife, he is forcing the NRDC and other environmental organizations to fight him in court, he has refused to sign an executive order ending Don't ask, Don't tell, he has escalated the occupation of Afghanistan, he has increased the budget for the military industrial complex to the largest in my lifetime, he has renewed contracts with Haliburtion and Blackwater in spite of their well publicized crimes, he pressured Spain not to prosecute US war criminals, he actively campaigned for conservative Democrats and against Liberals in the last election, he has extended tax breaks for the rich and begun his attack on Social Security.

Thom has told us that criticizing Obama for his right wing actions is "trashing" him. Thom has has told us that criticizing right wing Democrats in Congress amounts to a "circular firing squad". I disagree. Right wing Democrats in DC are NOT in my circle. They are across the barrier with the Republicans firing at me and the entire middle class.

When Martin Luther King's own speech writer says Obama needs to be replaced you would think Thom would admit he is wrong. That is not going to happen. But since he is a brilliant historian, years from now when we look back on Obama's sad chapter in our history and see the destruction Obama and his fellow Republicans wrought on the middle class, Thom can look back and wonder how he could have been so blind.

I think the premise must be this. The republicans won in November and will hold the house as of Jan1. If the tax bill does not pass 2 million people will lose whatever they have been able to hold onto for the past 2 years because there will be no unemployment benefits, (and no stimulus from them either). Middle class America will see their taxes go up 3,000 next year. That’s money that will not go into the economy. That amount of money not in the economy, most people much smarter than me, believe will either stop the economic recovery or reverse it. That would be a disaster for America and who would the republicans point the finger at, Obama and the democrats. Can you say President Romney? I can barely write it. The other part that is tedious about the argument from the left is the cost. Where did all this fiscal conservatism come from on the left? I recognize that the republicans are being hypocritical about this but now so is the left. When have democrats ever worried about borrowing money especially in a crisis? Everybody continues to talk about the how awful it is to be putting the debt load on our kids. Are you kidding me? Look at the numbers. The middle class tax cuts will cost 700 billion. No democrat has ever said they are against that. That is money that is going to have to be borrowed right? Another 80 billion for the unemployment benefits. No democrat has argued against that but it has to be borrowed, right? So what we are arguing about is the 100 billion for the rich. Compared to all we would be putting on the credit card anyway it is hard to accept the screaming from the left that 10% of this whole package is worth the destruction of the economy and a republican president in 2012. I know these arguments make for great talk but they have become about as interesting and listening to news about Sarah Palin. We need to move on and focus our attentions on what needs to be done. There is plenty of work that all this energy could be used to accomplish. I know it is a small point but it also must be remembered large majority of democrats support this.

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