#WeAreAllFirebaggersNow

[Donnachaidh]

http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2011/08/17/weareallfirebaggersnow/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CampaignSilo+%28Jane+Hamsher+Campaign+Silo%29

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Gallup: 71% disapprove of Obama’s handling of the economy.

If only Paul Krugman would STFU, I’m sure things would be just fine. /s

Update: Gregg Sargent weights in. I agree that the disagreement between the “professional left” and the White House is often “about what might be attainable if handled these negotiations differently.” But Gregg goes on to say that “there are plenty of signs lately that the White House is gearing up to show the kind of fight the left is hoping to see.” I can only speak for myself, but watching Obama bait the right with a fight over jobs that he fully intends to lose is not something I have any interest in, and that is the “fight” that the White House has signaled it will engage in. There are many things the President of the United States can do that don’t need the approval of Congress. Engaging in a show fight is a campaign exercise that does nothing to solve the underlying problem.

Update II: Ezra Klein says Score One for the Professional Left: “Paul Krugman is one op-ed columnist. Firedog Lake is one Web site. They have readers. But they are not the state of Ohio. Time and again, however, we see evidence that they have gotten deep inside the White House’s head. In letters, in offhand comments, in outbursts at press conferences, in my personal reporting, members of the Obama administration and members of the Obama reelection campaign will let slip that they are dwelling and worrying over these arguments.”

More at the link --

[Ruby the Liberal]

1. "they have gotten deep inside the White House’s head"

Now this is some great news. I hope he's right.

[scheming daemons]

2. no....we aren't

[RainDog]

3. ..because the Obama administration knows the left is correct

and that he has chosen the wrong battle, if the issue is the nation, rather than getting money into democratic pol coffers for re-election.

he should be bothered by them - they're telling him uncomfortable truths he doesn't want to hear.

if there was a progressive candidate to vote for with a chance of election, Obama would not be the choice of a lot of the democratic base - I hear disappointment about him all the time from people who are not on online forums - it's not just Krugman or FDL that wants him to stop pandering to the right.

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[MzNov]

5. OK, who's in charge of the logo and bumper stickers? nt

[Luminous Animal]

6. Ha! See my sig!

[Donnachaidh]

7. +1000!