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There was a big showdown over the budget and whether the government would be shut down, another rehash of the 1990s, though I trust that Obama won't be having pizza with a thong-showing intern. On the other hand, neither will Obama put up a fight. Paul Krugman expresses his disappointment in the Administration, again, as the Republicans and the so-called Tea Party score an earthquaking victory:
More broadly, Mr. Obama is conspicuously failing to mount any kind of challenge to the philosophy now dominating Washington discussion — a philosophy that says the poor must accept big cuts in Medicaid and food stamps; the middle class must accept big cuts in Medicare (actually a dismantling of the whole program); and corporations and the rich must accept big cuts in the taxes they have to pay. Shared sacrifice!Obama knows how to give a grandly poetic speech, but when it comes to governing, I often find myself wondering what side is he on. Did he just flatly sell out to Wall Street for his family? The upcoming 2012 election is one election I wish Ralph Nader would run in. Except for the blacks, I think Nader could score more votes. I know I'd rather vote for Nader. As it is, I cannot tell the difference between this a third term for Dubya.
