I so love to watch and the ruling elites in shock about the success of the racist windbag. They have been fostering this for decades and decades. He's just a lot more blunt than they are.

Peace

He can't even bring himself to blame the corporate media for their large role in promoting Trump.

It is interesting to hear it stated so clearly.

that Barack Obama doesn't know what he is doing, he knows exactly what he is doing." Certainly in this case, the prez knows what he is doing. The GOP contests have just had some heat added.

Instead of representing their constituents, the Republican Congress, led by Mitch McConnell, has made it their priority to oppose anything, no matter how much it benefits Americans, put forward by a president who was overwhelmingly elected by the American people! They only have themselves to blame for the rapid dissolution of the Republican party...

to have the credibility and political capital to pinpoint that observation

History will judge but he has been eclectic, and very often acted in the
long run best interests of the country, with wisdom and foresight, and
offered moderation and compromise.

I would say among the best presidents of the last 50 years for sure

Two reasons why the GOP is in so much trouble, and my take on what contributed to this party becoming the gutter party. On two occasions the Repubs sold their soul to the devil. First, in 1980, they pleaded with the religious extremist to join their party, and the second, in 2008 when they begged the tea party to come aboard.

It all started with Nixon's Southern strategy in 1968 and 1972. That was the very beginning of what they're reaping today.

YOU BUILT THAT!

I'm going to buck Obama on this one.

Americans steeped in the uncertainty of globalization, and the border strife that comes with it, have created Trump with the help of the corporate media. Since Obama is a neoliberal pusher of FTAs, he bears some of the responsibility for creating that environment. He is a self-described Reaganite. Obama supported the undermining of democracy in Latin America and exacerbated the reasons why people have fled to the US.

Yes, there are 'always' Republicans to blame (just ask the Clintons). But look at what happened in 2014 midterms... the Democrats ran with DINOs and people didn't turn out for them.

The political establishment didn't give people economic alternatives, and now the irrational part of the electorate wants to go after scapegoats.

But he's not. It's the extremists in the Republican party that allowed someone as vulgar as Trump to represent their party.

I'm guessing they ignored that part of the Bible.

I think a mass exodus is in the offing and the only thing that will happen when forced to face a DNC who is the plutocracy. We're liberals for pete sakes. We just can't support it. I don't think they know a mass exodus is in the offing at this minute. I think they assume we'll just all vote for the plutocrat... And I think many of us just can't. I will have a very difficult personal problem if Hillary is the choice and I have to vote with the plutocracy. I think 1/2 the Dems will be deciding to stay or go over it - and many have already registered as independents.

who we vote into congress, correct. However, since out congress are all millionaires, how do we get someone to not be corrupt when they get there? I think it's going to take a lobbyist overhall and a campaign financing overhaul and that's the catch 22. How do you get people who are corrupt to regulate themselves? Bernie might try but that assumes he could get elected when the system is massively stacked against him with DNC corruption. The Superdelegates are lobbyists and establishment Dems who take money from lobbyists. The superdelegate system is in to protect the corruption. When I heard they included lobbyists the only thing that stopped me from going down and registering as an independent was I was at work and couldn't leave. I'm now waiting around to vote for Bernie in the Caucus and see what happens.

I don't think we can fix the DNC. I really don't think it will fix itself. I pretty much see the same thing happening to it as the RNC. They sold out their voters and their voters ran. I bet 30% of the democrats leave the DNC this year and the only reason they'd stay at all is if Bernie were getting elected. We'll see. I bet the Hillary supporters stay - they don't mind fully supporting the plutocracy and saying they are, "liberal." And, I'll bet liberals run.

Nice to know he was fully aware if the right wing hate.

It is absurd that these idiots blame Obama for what they've created.