The Fight is Back On!

It’s time for Democrats to start having the courage of their convictions and stand up for what is right. The Obama Administration is too fixated on what the polls say. And for good reason too. They don’t want another defeat like the November elections. But guess what will happen when 2012 rolls around and Obama hasn’t convinced the constituents that voted for him that he’s actually on their side?? If the administration wants that second term, they’re going to need to convince the voting college students and Latino constituents that he fights for their interests. Because these groups are among the voters that showed up to vote in historically high numbers in the 2008 elections (and who failed to show up during the November elections). Voting patterns are a huge cornerstone of political science. I’m not sure where Obama is getting his advice from, but they need to wake up.

And this budget proposal is a testament to how far the right is willing to go. Paul Ryan’s budget plan is a complete farce and a disgrace to working Americans. The Republicans aim to marginalize poor and elderly health care recipients in order to facilitate additional tax cuts for the wealthy. It’s a classic move. This isn’t adult conversation about balancing the budget; it’s a ploy to redistribute more wealth to the top.

Sure, Obama’s deficit speech was moving. He made a stand and voiced his ideological position. But that was just the beginning of the debate. If it’s true that history is cursed to repeat itself, than the final copy of the budget won’t be close to Obama’s alleged stance. It’ll be somewhere to the far right of it after he gives the Republicans countless more concessions.

I still say Hilldog should have won the primary.