Good quotes, guys. One of the main reasons I am very disappointed in Obama is his war policies...and his assault on civil rights.

Bobert, you said: "This is an all out assault by the monied class to drive a stake thru the heart of the New Deal..."

Darned right it is! And both parties are doing it as far as I'm concerned, but the Republicans are PROUD of doing it! Whereas the Democrats (the ones in office) pretend they're not doing it...it wouldn't please the people who vote for them!

Ever since Reagan there has been a concerted effort to destroy the legacy of the New Deal, to privatize public institutions, to privatize health insurance, to gut the public sphere and replace it with cronyism, corporate fiefdoms, and robber barons.

The Republicans do it openly and proudly. The Democrats do it more quietly, while pretending that they would never do that.

Regarding who is funding Obama: My impression is that in the 2008 presidential campaign Obama received a far bigger share of corporate funding than any other candidate did, and that's one of the reasons he won...the corporates helped crown him. I'd like to see some statistics on where his funding came from in 2008. Anyone got them?