The real reason Obama is not making much progress
Before you can appeal to America's voters you have to appeal to the corporations
So far, Obama has tried to co-opt the corporations into his agenda by ensuring they will profit from any changes, but this inevitably waters down the proposals, often to the point of uselessness. The Cap and Trade legislation before Congress, for example, will barely limit carbon emissions at all because it has been gutted to please the polluters. Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie - via NewsRack (Health Care), AllTop, NewsRack (Energy)
Kind of explaining the obvious, but well done.