Obama Blasts Dems for Their Most Obama-Like Traits—Jacobin on how the Democrats spelunker in chief should not be lecturing the party on caving
It's not surprising that he is lecturing though, it's kind of his thing.
As Democrats debate how and whether to use power if they regain control of Congress and the White House, former President Barack Obama has lambasted his party for failing to more aggressively challenge or circumvent obstructions to enacting their campaign promises.
“There’s been some unwillingness on the part of Democrats in the past to break down some of the institutional barriers for us getting stuff done, just because, well, it’s always been done that way,” he lamented to a YouTube host earlier this year.
Obama said he was frustrated during his presidency with Senate filibuster rules, which require sixty votes to pass most legislation. He suggested it was a mistake for Democrats to preserve the filibuster “when it blocks us from making government effective,” arguing that it “makes people feel like government is corrupt.”
However, amid Obama’s media tour unveiling his new $850 million presidential center, documents obtained by Zeteo and the Lever through an open records request show Obama as president scoffing at demands that he more forcefully navigate those same barriers on health care policy, when he and his party controlled the White House and large majorities in Congress.
Yeah, pretty much.
He lectures on this when there is no personal cost for him to do so.
The last 'graph of the article says it all, "Obama’s new presidential center, which will open later this month, has received at least $1 million from the health insurer Health Care Service Corporation, which is part of Blue Cross Blue Shield."
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