Obama vs Democrat Candidats

Obama recently declared that things are great right now. (see HERE and HERE)

However, you would think just the opposite listening to the Democrat candidates at the first presidential debate. (see HERE)

Some of the direct or implied criticisms of current leadership included: involvement in Iraq and other war, scandals, lack of honesty, increased income and wealth inequality, money corrupting the political process, empowerment of Wall Street, turnstile government, power of the financial sector in politics, leaders co-opted by the  D.C. system, lack of bi-partisanship, wrong reputation overseas, lack of common sense foreign policies, deep economic injustice, increased poverty, poorer are getting poorer, 70% making the same or less, burdensome college debt, series of crises, middle class disappearing, millions of people working longer hours for less pay, wealth accumulating only to top 1%, money pouring into elections to support special interests rather than working people, campaign finance system is corrupt, failure to transform from fossil fuels that cause real climate change, too many people in jail, unemployment among black youth is 51%, Hispanic youth at 36%,  government is taken over by a handful of billionaires, lack of good-paying jobs, lack of investment in science and research, low minimum wage, insufficient sharing of profits with workers, loopholes in tax code that favor the rich, unequal pay for equal work, no paid family leave, divided country--economically, racially and sexual orientation, as well as sexism. And, all this was just in the opening statements.

Surprisingly, this isn't an isolated case. The conflict between Obama and his fellow Democrats began before the debate, and will likely continue thereafter. (see HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE) This is no more true than with the Clintons, and vice versa. (see HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE)

Evidently, not a few leading Democrat politicians share Obama's rosy view of current conditions. And, since politicians tend to reflect their constituents, it is likely that the Democrat masses aren't all that pleased with the state of affairs.

Here is SNL's spoof of the debate: