As we see the widespread handwringing among supporters of Obama as to why he seems to be such a lousy negotiator that he keeps overlooking obvious winning strategies for his policies and thus keeps getting rolled by the Republicans, I will repeat what I have said many, many times before, this time in boldface:
When it comes to any policy that the Democrats say they espouse but which hurts the interests of the oligarchy, the Democrats do not want a strategy that will win, they seek one that will lose.
By that measure, they are very, very good negotiators.
Any chance you could do a post listing some of these losing strategies and issues? It’s harder to remember things that didn’t pass, and besides public-option health care, I’m having trouble coming up with any. Thanks.
Professor James K. Galbraith, son of the great John Kenneth, has reached the same conclusion, and calls for progressives to abandon the Democratic Party.
Read more here: New Deal 2.0.