Thursday, March 7, 2013

The Sequestration Tango: Obama and GOP Dance Through the Graveyard of the New Deal

Click here to access article by Glen Ford from Black Agenda Report. (Note: one has the option to listen to his broadcast via a link on the right-hand side of BAR website or read the transcript provided by this link.)

From the point of view of our masters in the One Percent, Ford provides a very favorable review of Obama's "dance" with the Republicans. Obama's artistry is near perfect because it appears to have accomplished the goals of his One Percent handlers: distracting attention away from his real actions and creating the appearance of opposition to social funding cuts. Ford cites some key evidence to back up his analysis.