After giving a speech this week in which he sounded surprisingly progressive, Obama was caught off-microphone in Chicago saying
“I said, ‘You want to repeal health care? Go at it. We’ll have that debate. You’re not going to be able to do that by nickel-and-diming me in the budget. You think we’re stupid?’ … Put it in a separate bill. We’ll call it up. And if you think you can overturn my veto, try it. But don’t try to sneak this through.” … “When Paul Ryan says his priority is to make sure, he’s just being America’s accountant … This is the same guy that voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill — but wasn’t paid for. So it’s not on the level.”
Taken as a whole, the two events – the speech, and then the “candid” comments “accidentally” picked up at a stump speech, and it is plain to see that Obama needs progressives to get elected. The question is, are they dumb enough to fall for words when there have been no actions in over two years?
Of course they are. Of course they are.
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