On to the Debt Ceiling for a trifecta. I noticed that he seemed to make more resolute statements and intentions as to what he would and wouldn't to with the Shut Down Weasels after the American People had stated their opinions.

Also important to note that the time is ripe...note that the RWers, especially the Tea Party, are in disarray.

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.... I first felt like something was going wrong back in the Carter administration. The way his fellow Democrats in the Senate seemed to act like his election was the crossing of some line that needed to be resisted.
So, more than 30 for me, too.

As far as I know he is still 100% behind the disastrous TPP. And he still wanted Larry Summers. Socially, pretty liberal. Economically - well he can talk a good game but when it comes down to it he's going to protect the fat cats on Wall Street.

to try to do the right thing. And I think that in many areas he has accomplished a lot more than he has been given credit for and inspite of the bunch of idiots that sit on the Hill and throw tantrums. There are more hard won legislative victories besides the two listed.

but verify

and never stop working for it.

Keep those cards and letters going.

through positive reinforcement.

Lets elect Dem majority in congress and bring about even more positive changes.

Or more Dems of a post-tragic-dabbling-with-conservatism type.

we would like to have as many liberal Dems as possible, but I would also like to have as many Dems as possible of any type. Voting for the D puts longtime liberals in leadership positions because of seniority. I wouldn't punish a moderate from a conservative area, especially after seeing the damage done by tea party wingnuts who don't care about consequences.

I always vote a straight DEM ticket for the very reasons you state.
Because, what's moderate once the wind starts blowing the other way?

I often hear that the disruptor's here at du are the ones going against the President on many of his policies.

"My sense right now is that the President himself is the force behind this tectonic shift by simply listening to new voices."

The voices are coming from those many consider disruptor's. These are people who are voicing stronger and stronger opinions because they feel they have not been listened to. That is why I agree with you that they are "new" voices he seems to be listening to. I hope many of those considered by some to be the "disruption swarm" start to up their game as they now realize the President is willing to listen. Of course that is if I am reading your "disruption swarm" framing correctly. Pretty sure I am.

Understand what I have just said only addresses two sentences of your op. I love the first part of your op and it deserves a big k and r.

I meant the opposite: the 24/7 spammers that use pure nastiness on all of us who don't like this particular President enough.

I believe it to be organized nastiness and I hope the word will go out that we aren't the enemy. We never were. I hope they aim all that effort at Tea Partiers instead.

Even though I could not have been more wrong, it would seem we agree about the whole premise. Very cool.

have I got this gameplan right?

Not sure if you posted to the right person.

Don't your realize that he's only responsible for bad things! Anything good that happens as a result of his decisions was luck! Or because he was forced by the powerful internet "Lefties" to do it against his will!

As always from me.

because disagreeing with the OP is authoritarian, so do as they say and go away and be quiet.

Oh wait...

No one should spam threads 24/7 with name-calling, hysterics and juvenile behavior.

That's all.

juvenile.

Right. Your OP is everything you are supposedly railing against.

Who is the someone?

It's even handed. Gives Obama credit and has to do overall with good feelings.
The Disruption Swarm is meant as an accurate as possible name for what I suspect (but will never know for certain) is an organized effort to spam DU with nastiness and irrelevance.

Obama realize good result???
Get's your bad will!
Some responsible Incompetent was against Credit???
Anything against the internet was luck!

Lucky "Lefties" that he's forced by Cop-orate decisions that only happens because he What???
Don't!!! or things for that powerful Stooge

Other Goals:
An amendment to the US Constitution eliminating corporate personhood and the precedent that "money equals free speech."
Taking the Chained CPI off the table for the 'Grand Bargain.'

Negotiating for opening up foreign held money shelters (ie. Cayman Islands) to federal monitoring for the purpose of taxation.

Instructing Dept. of Justice to rethink marijuana policy.

Listening to public sentiment with respect to Syria and Summers.


In every case, I truly do not believe he would have taken such actions if people were not raising hell. I'll give him credit for listening and acting. I do not give him credit for being the initiator of these actions or inactions. In the case of Summers, it took a few Senators to relay the message that a fight was in store. In the case of Syria, it took a lot of public outcry.

Listening and acting is a good start. Initiating desirable action without public prodding would be better.

The President has done a clear turn toward new thinking.
Being the Prez, just allowing new people in the door to talk is ridiculously powerful and merely what I have wanted since he was elected.
Close the door on the Summers'. Open it to the Warrens and Yellins'.