On The President's lost of support amongst Progressive

We have all heard Dr. Krugman's schtick about Obama's lack of leadership- we heard this in the primaries; we heard this as late as April when it was clear that Mr. No Leadership Obama was going to take the candidacy. We heard Krugman's criticism of Obama's initial idea to make the health insurance more competitive and lower costs (anybody remember how happy Dr. Krugman was for mandates without checking the costs, as what was in Ms. Clinton's plan? Anyone?) And we have heard how Obama's overall, is too cerebral, too weak.

So, to paint Krugman's criticism, with polls being cited, as something new and unexpected is disingenous at best.

So, so much for Dr. Krugman (whom I deeply respect and admire; the studies that won the Nobel is truly amazing, and gives insight into not only human behaviour and trade ethics, it also can give an inout into how we, as a planet, can re-value what is important). Let's turn to polls.

That the president lost ground- from 70% overall to 58% overall- is not surprising. Why should it be? The economy is in the crapper, and though we have spent stimulus cash to help shore up the economy, many of us are suffering. The adminstration did not take the oppotunity re-regulate Wall Street after bailing out the banks. Jobs are elusive.

And then, Healthcare Reform. The Media has helped the Republican cause by focusing on protestors that act like feces throwing monkeys, not investigating lies and not doing the sadly simple research that many posters here on Daily Kos have done. And the Democrats, having been given a majority by the American people, have proven themselves to bumbling fools, focused on snatching defeat from the jaws of Victory (thanks, Eugene Robinson!). Obama, in trying to make the legislature work for the people, has inadvertantly shown a number of them to be whores.

But to then paint this as losing progressive support? Did the President ever have full Progressive support? Seriously?
I remember plenty of people that I was on the campaign trail in Oregon with would have not identified themselevs as progressives, while plenty progressives told me they were writing in Kucinich. I remember plenty of people last year, as Dr. Krugman said, that Obama's thoughtfulness is actually a weakness, and that he needs to scream and holler and carry on like a fool to show his passion.

I remember plenty of people on this very site ready to lash out against Obama with the passage of odious Prop 8 ( and lash out against African Americans over an incomplete poll; and not one apology, not one, when that poll was debunked.)

I am not surprised over the lowering of the President popularity rating, despite the hard work, our economy is still in a shitter. The adminstration did not take the opportunity to truly re-regulate banks and lending firms. Quite a number of Dems have shown themselves to be weak and whorish. It's easy to blame Obama for this.

But sorry. Obama already had enemies out for his neck as soon as he was elected- both on right and yes, definitely on the progressive left. He has death threats- written, verbal and implied-every single day since he became a candidate. He lost his mother to cancer, and his mother worried about the insurance coverage as she was dying, worried that she would not be able to take care of her children. Yet, Obama is portrayed as being a sellout, a weakling, lacking in leadership and simply out of touch.

Out of touch.

You can't lose something you don't have - and progressives' trust, whatever that is, whatever that means, is not what Obama seemed to have in the first place.