Dems: Great speech, now walk the walk

[cal04]

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/180473-dems-great-speech-now-walk-the-walk

Democratic lawmakers say that President Obama is great at delivering speeches, but they claim that if he is going to govern effectively, he must walk the walk and not just talk the talk.

Democratic members are clearly frustrated with what they perceive as Obama’s lack of follow-through on a range of issues.

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“He’s got to go out there and really exert presidential authority, over the Congress and over the government structure. And the extent to which he can is the extent he’ll be successful,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).


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Many of them believe Obama has been strong-armed by congressional Republicans.

[woo me with science]

1. This is what Democrats are now? The Chamber of Commerce plan

with more job-killing free trade agreements and tax cuts for corporations on the backs of the poor, elderly, and disabled?

This is the next step in the assault on Medicare and Social Security, and Democrats are cheering it as a great speech?

My god, what has happened to our party?

[choie]

2. just look at most of the posts

on this site in reaction to the speech - it's truly shocking how many here are cheering Obama's proposal.