Have we been too critical of President Obama and the Democratic Party??
Some might argue that we have not been critical enough?
When a politician, any politician, is surrounded by "yes men", they tend to lose touch with what the people want or need. The same goes for cheering throngs. They begin to live in a bubble.
In my opinion, many in the Democratic Party have bitten their tongues since the first election of Bill Clinton and the rise of the DLC. Even union members were told to not criticize the President over NAFTA because it might cause him to lose the next election.
It was always the same old story. Don't criticize the President. It will let the Republicans win. It was the same story with the Welfare Reform Act, the Telecommunications Bill, the repeal of Glass-Steagal, etc. It would only hurt the Party if you criticized the President.
It is my opinion that we should have been much more vocal and much more critical in several instances. Because if we are not critical, we get shit we do not want and do not need. Politicians do great harm when not reigned in by their supporters. It is a fatal mistake to trust any politician to always act in your best interest. It is foolish.
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The sooner we are able to accept this as fact---the faster we will progress, imo.
conservatives, the "Group" gives the most asinine rationalization ever. "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." Yes you want to keep your enemies close to keep an eye on them, but you dont give them positions of authority.
After all, President Obama is still new in his second term of office. 
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