The 100th Post: What A Real Progressive Candidate Looks Like, or What I've Learned After 3 Years of Obama

Welcome to the 100th post, Hamsters. I'm still working on the FTF posts, so in the meantime, here's tonight's rant.

I've learned many things in the last three years of the Obama presidency. Not all bad, not many good. The one thing I'm taking away right now is the if he has proven nothing else, it is that the office of POTUS is impotent. I've heard many liberals, progressives, and other alleged democrats whining that he's not been tough enough. That he's caved too easily and that they aren't getting what they wanted. And some of that, arguably, is true.

The reality is, they are the ones who have failed. It is the Congress that has the power. So, if they want to bitch about someone, they have only themselves to blame. Well, to be fair, the system is pretty screwed up, too. The Senate has been operating unconstitutionally for some time now, but no one will do anything about that...not even the so called Tea Party people who are supposed to be all about the letter of that set of laws. At least the ones they like.

By a show of hands, who can tell me what every politician's worst nightmare is. Cutoff from money? Scary, sure, but no. Nancy Pelosi? Only if you're John Boehner. No, the worst nightmare of any politician that wants to keep his job is not his opposite party contender, it is to be primaried by his own party.  It's what happened in '10 and it scares the bejeezus outta them now.

Richard Trumpka is the President of the AFL-CIO, and he has been talking a really good game of late, and the other unions are starting to join in. He's decided that the union is not going to get involved much in the presidential race, but rather focus their money and attention on state and local races and congressional races. And they are actively seeking Progressive candidates to support.

Because they know as well where the real power lies. And it is the states, not the feds, that are attacking the middle and working classes, the poor, and passing Draconian social issues legislation. Congress is to busy playing games to legislate, and some states are running amok. There is a lot of damage being done, hamsters, and it's going to take a major influx of Progressives to right this ship.

What does a perfect Progressive candidate look like? Well, to be honest, it's a pretty long list. That's going to be tomorrow night's post. It's 1:30 AM and it's time to put the brain cells to bed. So, until tomorrow night, give yourself a round of applause for making it through another day of this crap (Keith Olbermann), and I'll rant at you tomorrow.

Peace,

Hamster Prez