He’s absolutely right. I don’t live in Mississippi. Or Nebraska. And I’m not a union guy. Right now I’m ‘between jobs,’ and of course I’m livid. There are tens of millions like me.

I have to say that Cafferty seemed very partisan during the Bush years, but now I belive he just hates government in all forms and will call them out whenever he can. I have a new respect for the man, I still think he comes off as a dick but you have to respect him for not being bias. It’s refreshing to see someone who will take BOTH sides to the matt.

Cafferty is a curmudgeon of the first order, but there is an inherent fairness about him. He was right to criticize Bush and the Bushies, severely. He is right to criticize President Obama. As one who thoroughly loathed Bush and have been so relieved to have him out of office, I enjoyed Cafferty criticizing Bush. As one who supported and still supports President Obama, the criticism stings, but is just as valid. I am greatly disappointed in so much President Obama has done and hasn’t done. Yet, I think we have reason to hope. Bush was completely incapable of admitting error, correcting course and moving foward on a new track. President Obama shows signs of being able to do so. The conservative media, almost to a man and woman, slavishly supported Bush, even prior to his appointment to the presidency and continues to support him today. The conservative media, of course, has savagely criticized President Obama since it became clear that the American people were not buying McCain’s spin and Palin’s load of crap. That criticism, indeed bashing, continues to this moment. But, the media as a whole, including moderate, progressive and liberal media personalities like Maddow, Olbermann and Schultz, have not withheld criticism when warranted. I find greater hope for redemption and correction.

*sigh*
jack, we tried to tell ya….

Cafferty doesn’t care about party lines. He cares about holding people accountable. That’s why Jack’s about the only one of CNN’s talking heads worth watching.

Wow The Real Royal King!

Still a bit partisian edgy much of your reflection was balanced, honest and from the heart. Good job! Must sting a bit to type out, but kudos to you for acknowledgements.

As with Brown’s victory. Let’s see if it was just a means to an end. In Nov 2010 by just voting in Republicans to replace Democrats personally don’t think that is best for our country long term. Personally, both the (R)’s and (D)’s need a ‘wake-up’ call

Our country didn’t get to this place in time with deficits, stunning accummulated debt, congressional practices that “bribe” for votes, partisian hyperbole, broken education system, wasted spending, special interest power:

Overnight. It’s taken decades to get and stay at this point. Simple example is Education. (R) Presidents or (D) presidents for decades now campaigning on “fixing” Education. 40 year ago, 2 years ago.

Politicians just campaigning on “the margins” incrementally with no significant consequential change. More hyperbole for the electorate as a narrative to get their votes.

It’s not for lack of money or being funded (yes some will state it is). No matter when Education was funded at it’s peak, still within the margins of being “Broken”

It’s a narrative magic trick, like the politician with the best magic tricks gets the job with “marginal” change. Sometimes politicans make it look like a fabulous trick they accomplished, but in the end some of it maketing and mcuh of it with negative consequences.

The point? Politicans and political partys keeps the electorate politically polarized for mostly their benefit with a light sprinkling given out to the electorate. We’ve become armies and/or employees of political party politics to fight (speak) the fight for their benefit.

I’m OK with two party system as long as two parties mostly for our benefit with a light sprinkling given to the politicians. Where the Electorate benefits more than the politicians. Some politicians do good, don’t get me wrong. It’s just limited on what they can do because of there need to conform to their own party’s political machine.

I feel people need to “see” less (R) and (D) and more (whathaveyoudoneforuslately). Media needs more “tell it like it is” no matter party affiliation like Cafferty.

liberalontogeny:

I am not sure I agree with the partisan edge “thing”. There are Republicans who I admire and for whom I would vote. Bush just wasn’t one of them.

To me, the hidden gem in last night’s loss, and I have to admit I cannot stand Coakley, is that we no longer have to “play nice” with Lieberman. In fact, I just wrote Reid and strongly suggested we strip Holy Joe of his chairmanship.

This exemplifies the difference between the “right and left”.

Whether Clinton or Obama are the subject “the left” pounds away when they perceive the Democrats falling short or capitulating too much to the corporate Republicans.

“The right”, predictably, boringly, slavishly pounds way at the Democrats and follows Reagan’s “eleventh commandment” to never critique another Republican.

Anyone can cry all they want about the “liberal media” but even the ones who actually fit that description have the intellectual honesty to criticize their own, that’s something there’s little chance of happening on Fox or hate radio.

Kudos Jack, like me most people in this country who are independent, are not voting party but the person. I voted for Obama cause I thought we’d get a centrists and not a screaming liberal which he’s turned out to be. He listen to the Pelose’s, Franks, Dodds-by the way he done, and all the other up there including his own staff then he’s getting what he deserves. Doesn’t matter if he or she is white, black, red or blue, it about the people and I for one am not going to vote for any incumbent in the next election. It time for a real change and we the people can make that change, vote the old out and bring in new blood. Blood that won’t or play the DC game of who got the biggest one.

By the way, Obama has turned out to be anything but a liberal, where anyone gets that beyond the right wing is a mystery.

Obama, like Clinton, has found triangulating and selling out the progressive liberal base for corporate interests to be the way to govern.

You can say a lot of things about Obama, being a liberal isn’t one of them.

Jim R says:
January 20, 2010 at 2:03 pm

Beck, O’Reilly and Joe Sco often criticize the Right.

the ones on the left that are finally criticizing obama are some of the ones who did everything in their power to prop him up. they are now devestated he is failing them and realize they were, indeed, bamboozled.

the reason so many are screaming – he’s too left, he’s to right, he’s too progressive – is because obama tried to be everything to everyone. in the end, he is nothing to no one.

demur (v): to take exception to.
demure (adj): coy: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way.

As somebody said, when in doubt, or when working without an editor, you could always look it up.