Sean-Paul Kelley at The Agonist, a guy with good liberal cred, is on a slow boil. I'll give you his seven-point reasoning shortly.
But first, I want to say I'm not showing this just to pile on. The goal is never that the current Dem administration, Rahm-driven though it be, should lose.
The goal is always that real Dem values, liberal values, should win. All of us who are making these noises are on that Dem team. (Admin Dems, you're more than welcome to join! We'd welcome you with open arms.)
That said, here's Sean-Paul (h/t Ian Welsh; my emphasis):
First, some conservatives are embracing gay marriage. Obama is not, steadfast in his opposition. A solid and consistent block of Democratic voters alienated.Hard to argue with them apples. He goes on to detail what dealing with admin counter-arguments (and pushback) has been like. Kelley points to this post by Glenn Greenwald, for further expansion of the seven points he lists. Check it for support links on each one.
Second, our elected officials are working to prevent the decriminalization of marijuana and thus keep the drug war in Mexico raging, further destabilizing our next door neighbor. A foreign policy disaster in motion Democrats should do better with.
Third, Latino voters are ticked at the Democrats on immigration. Another solid and consistent block of Democratic voters alienated.
Fourth, the Deficit Commission is fixed. They are going to raid Social Security, even after running an election on the premise of saving it. A core liberal value and aspect of the social contract betrayed.
Fifth, Obama is actively working against Unions. Another solid and consistent block of Democratic voters alienated.
Sixth, our prosecution of a child soldier (yes, a child f'g soldier) was a crime. Another core liberal value betrayed.
Seventh, unemployment remains staggeringly high, no matter if you calculate it via workers in the labor market, or those who have dropped out.
Real Dem values, sir; that's all we want.
By the way, I'm beginning to think that headlines like these, from Sam Stein at HuffPost:
David Axelrod: Republican Congress Could Be 'More Extreme' Than Bush (EXCLUSIVE)Might also be aimed at us, Obama's merry band of gadflies, and not just at frightened indie voters. Just a thought.
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