Matt Damon: Obama Has 'Rolled Over To Wall Street Completely'

For all those who counsel waiting for "The Real Obama" in the second term, I say this...



The Political Cycle for President is very simple. It goes like this.



1st 100 days is when you have the most momentum. It is when you have the best chance of passing the hard stuff. POTUS has just been elected and SHOULD press for the headline stuff from the campaign.



The next 200 Days is when POTUS should be reaching out to independen­ts. Explaining why the stuff he just got done for his base is good for them. This is building reinforcem­ent for what happens next.



Mid-term election season. This is when you try to put your opposition in political corners by making them cast unpopular votes. Also it is when the stuff you passed in the first 100 days should start taking effect so your allies have something to run on.



President Obama by constantly looking for Republican blessing (Which NEVER COMES), has wasted his political capital and shown what his priorites really are.



I would argue we have already seen "The Real Obama"
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Fact Checking Rep. Bachmann's "Tea Party Response" To The State Of The Union

Fact Checking Rep. Bachmann's "Tea Party Response" To The State Of The Union

State of the Union: Did Obama Win His Future?

Mr. Penn You are the P.R. guy for Satan. What you and your clients advocate for is the complete destructio­n of the American system of government­. You are part of the reason No One trusted H.R.C. to be the Standard Bearer of the Democratic Party.



I'm not the biggest fan of President Obama, but if you disagree with him then I should reevaluate my position and offer him my full throated support.
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5 VP Picks Who Can Make Palin a Credible Presidential Candidate

Kelly, Kelly, Kelly...



I keep seeing you on MSNBC trying to hold "Meaninful Moderate Middlegrou­nd" against the "Nattering Naybobs of Negativism­". The problem is you are looking for the center between weak and CRAZY.



Stop, please STOP trying to convince anyone that Sarah Palin is a reasonable choice for National Office. She could have her pick of any of the 7 founding fathers as VP and still she wouldn't be a reasonable choice.



Lastly, the opposition to Sarah Palin is (generally­) not based on sexism (i.e. Hillary Clinton or Nancy Pelosi). The People who support her are where the sexism (and Racism) is coming from. I oppose her because she has shown no interest in representi­ng anyone but herself. She demonstrat­es no love for Americans. As I see it She wants to be President because "If the Urban, half american, terrorist sympathize­r" can be elected so can she.



p.s.,

The Only thing President Obama can be happy about his term is his level of competitio­n. They all seem to be the Washington Generals.
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C&L Opening Bell, SPECIAL Fed Doc Dump Edition! | Crooks and Liars

C&L Opening Bell, SPECIAL Fed Doc Dump Edition! | Crooks and Liars

10 Republican Lies About the Bush Tax Cuts | Crooks and Liars

10 Republican Lies About the Bush Tax Cuts | Crooks and Liars

It never ceases to amaze me how politicians can love the place, but not the people who live there.

Sarah Palin is not the first politician to "Love America, but not love AMERICANS". These pols love the stature and prestige of America, but have no understanding of what it took to get here. They'll say things like "We have the best Judicial System in the world", but want to limit appeals in death sentence cases.

One of my personal favorites is the idea that to complain or protest agsainst America is to be less than patriotic. Does my service in Kosovo, Somalia, and Iraq make me more the patriot than someone protesting the 2 (TWO!!) on going wars? No. No it does not. I am a Marine (Once... Always...) the people who love this country best are the ones who hold it accountable. Who say to it "You are so much better than what you have become". "We have a short history, but it has been distinguished by moments which made the world better". "You are stronger than your force of arms". "We the people of America are better than this, and I object to you doing these things in my name". These are the words of Patriots.

What Mrs. Palin seems to miss is the history of the moment; that 2 black Americans became accepted as just American. 222 years 4 months 28 days ago this country was born of this dream.