Get a load of this:
Obama then responded forcefully, saying that the positions of such people on the left would result in getting nothing done, except having a "sanctimonious" pride in the purity of their own positions.
Obama Dresses Down ‘Sanctimonious’ And ‘Purist’ Progressives | TPMDC
As opposed to what we have “gotten doneâ€? Ridiculous. WIMPS. Dress down THIS. Get outta my face. I’ve had it with you. We’re supposed to have pride in this deal? Giving the rich the tax breaks is supposed to do what? Something different than it has the past 10 years that they’ve had it? Something to the tune of “adding even more unemployedâ€. That’s what it’s done. So say hello to even more people on unemployment to extend it for. I was certainly advocating for extension, but you gave away the farm to get it, and without any perceptible or understandable explanation of which people could grab hold.
Sorry, but I’ve never been more pissed and ashamed of the Democratic party.
How are we to hope to advance beyond this? How is this advancing? How is this a “change in Washington?†You had a majority bigger than Bush EVER had, and he didn’t seem to have much problem getting things done. The present Democratic leaders have totally lost my confidence.