“I used to blame Bush and the GOP. Then I blamed the Democrats for not being fill in the blank enough. Now I hold the so called progressive and so called __ movement responsible because they haven't held anyone accountable. ...” This is from dkmitch, http://www.dailykos.com/.... Angry diaries about Obama’s call for cutting social security and Medicare abound. Republicans and conservative Democrats, like Obama, want to reduce corporate taxes at a time when corporate profits are at all time highs. Obama defenders point out that he’s better than Romney or Bush that he has done some good things (I agree).
Something is seriously wrong. Outraged posts every week or waiting for a Democratic savior, whether Hillary, Biden, Durbin, Schumer or a fantastic new female candidate to fix our unequal society are pointless. What can we do to help ourselves?
Start with my cartoon of American imbalance: a few people at the top wanting even more than they have now, and the 99%, mostly unhappy, squeezed and looking for scapegoats.