Barack Obama

We did not need to break up the party when we had a successful, progressive and liberal advocate for all of America's people - and the world's people.

But PBO wasn't enough of 'a socialist in name only' as BS is, so he wasn't good enough for the crowd. Obama is first and foremost, a realist. He said he would only take on battles he could win and he has won.

Those that he cannot win, he does not take on to use up his valuable, short time as POTUS. He changed the conversation in this country yet few will dare to acknowledge it.

Such as the ACA with the no pre-existing condition clause, that actually took place in 2010 as the law passed, at great cost to himself and Democrats across the country. Now people have greater expectations the health care industry is forced to respect. Because now it's 'the new norm.'

Too many fell for the billionaire line that it was not good enough - they have enough money to buy both sides of the aisle in political punditry. And so they didn't give PBO the majority he needed to reverse the effects of the Bush tax cuts. The GOP immediately tried to shut down the government and have done so since, until the point was made to the American public they'd 'better learn how to shift for themselves.'

I've seen good people in public service, especially in the federal government, who left after the shut down when the drunken GOP insane clown posse wanted the USA to go into default so they could pocket the pieces during the chaos they knew would ensue.

They are still threatening the same, with either the sacrifice of the disabled with a 20% permanent cut in benefits or a 60% cut for everyone on SS. This is their dream.

At times I think Sanders is for real, at other times I think he's sold out like the Democrat who gave the state legislature a GOP majority by resigning in Virginia, IIRC.

The same thing has been done in my 'purple' state with those who used the Democratic money and name, then immediately switched parties. They see 'the writing on the wall' and the best way for the billionaires to get away with that is to divide the Democrats as is being done for decades now. Or get them to not vote or to vote third party.

Sigh...