Libtalker Bucks 'Progressive' Line, Defends Obama

'I HATE THEM'

One Libtalker Tries Defending Obama







Much has been made of "progressive" anger toward Obama's cave-in on the Bush Tax Cuts, but one or two brave (?) souls have instead chosen remain stubbornly loyal to their Dear Leader.

So how exactly does such a defense sound? From yesterday's Stephanie Miller Show, take a listen:

STEPHANIE MILLER (3:43): I don’t know that we have ever dealt with this level, this kind of Republican and you know me I’m a happy clappy Liberal and I hate to say I hate, but I hate these Republicans. I really do, in Congress right now. Here’s the only thing I will say and I am not happy with this entire situation, but I will just say this was horrible on every level morally and otherwise.

They (Republicans) held poor people hostage to get tax cuts for the rich. The only thing I will say is how would you like to be the President, knowing as he said all of these people and by the way, the Republicans as we know not playing chicken with these unemployment benefits. Not playing chicken, they don’t care. They don’t give a bleep about anybody, but themselves, but their top two percent rich people.


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MILLER (9:09): This is the problem I feel like the President has been saddled with not just an unprecedentedly obstructionist side, he doesn’t have the freaking Democratic votes Conserva-Dems. I’m just wondering what would you do. Cause all the people I heard bitching yesterday, what would you have done? And how would, you would have traded the unemployment benefits I guess and said okay let them all expire.

LAVOIE: That’s easy for us who have jobs to say.

MILLER: Yeah, well maybe for not much longer.

CHRIS LAVOIE: Ha ha ha ha. But you know, my concern is, would a more skilled politician have let himself get into this situation?

MILLER: Maybe? You know Alan Grayson our progressive hero was on TV last night. He made an interesting point. You know the interesting thing he said this is actually the first time the Republicans have ever come to the table on anything.

So Obama was simply too weak to defend himself against Republican thuggery? What does that say about the supposed omnipotence of their Messiah?

While lefties are in a tough place thanks to Obama's self-serving antics, rushing to his defense in this manner is a stretch even for our "progressive" pals.