The bad news that Firedoglake has been telling has come to pass: Obama administration picks industry flack to enforce health care law.

After reading a recent post asking for an explanation, I thought it relevant to touch upon David Sirota’s explanations of the difference between liberals and true progressives.

The Last Battle For The PO: Sirota Thanks FDL, People Of Conscience Mattered

David Sirota will personally deliver a petition urging Senator Michael Bennet to introduce an amendment including the public option in reconciliation.

Positive reinforcement for MoveOn’s efforts to democratically engage members, and encouragement to build a much more democratic and decentralized structure.

Who can stand before the might of Zombie Reagan!?

http://www.creators.com/opinion/paul-craig-roberts.html?columnsName=pcr

Paul Craig Roberts refers to the U.S. as a “failed state”. The Democratic party has abandoned the people – its true, now betrayed, constituency. The reverse Robin Hoodism going on he defines as “trickle-up” economics.

1) Paul Craig Roberts (“Trickle-up Economics”)

In a failed state, the government’s priorities are totally separate from those of the people. The U.S. can’t afford health care or a bailout for jobless homeowners, but it can afford a pointless war and multimillion-dollar bonuses for banksters who wrecked the economy. Millions of laid-off workers lost their health insurance subsidies on Dec. 1, the day President Obama announced a $30 billion “surge” in Afghanistan.

Why does President Obama think the U.S. can afford a war in Afghanistan when the U.S. economy is falling apart? Massive joblessness. Massive homelessness. Millions of Americans without medical care.

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This is called “trickle-up” economics. You tax the little guy and give the money to the armaments companies.

David Sirota, who occasionally plays a “token liberal” on Fox News, has been huffing and puffing about the celebrity games that Obama is playing around the talk-show circuit…

David Sirota, who occasionally plays a “token liberal” on Fox News, has been huffing and puffing about the celebrity games that Obama is playing around the talk-show circuit…

If we want our economy to be strong and stable, we have to start thinking about it as a product of community—not a get rich quick scheme.