In Case You Forgot, Obama's No Democrat

Or liberal. Or progressive. Or whatever bullshit you want to hoist up the flagpole.  He's a corporatist.  A conservative.  Yes, only the most craven lickspittle of the oligarchy could ever get close to the presidency, but our politics and our culture are damaged by fools who actually believe Obama is something other than a George W Bush without the extra chromosome.  Dean Baker is all over this shit.  Social Security would be a winner for any candidate not deathly afraid of their corporate paymasters, but we don't have any of those running in either of conservative political parties.