I was going to entitle this diary “Obama still doesn’t get it.”  Then I realized I was falling into the same trap I keep admonishing others not to fall into.  I know you get it Mr. President.  You just don’t give a damn.  Republican employees for the ruling elite or Democratic employees for the ruling elite, it’s all the same to you.  So when you spoke today about yesterdays election results, it was all Kabuki theater:

In an article at Huffington post entitled “Obama Takes Responsibility for Voter Frustration” the first words the authors print are:

A chastened President Barack Obama signaled a willingness to compromise with Republicans on tax cuts and energy policy.

I’m not quite clear how that’s “taking responsibility” Mr. President.  Taking responsibility would require acknowledging what the voters were frustrated about – your willingness to compromise with Republicans.  Signalling that you’re still more than willing to sell out your base to the enemy is not “taking responsibility”, it’s selling out your base to the enemy.

But what should we expect from a guy who’s top advisor calls us F$% Retards?

But that’s not all you said:

“my goal is to make sure we don’t have a huge spike in taxes for middle class families.” He made no mention of his campaign-long insistence that tax cuts be permitted to expire on upper-income families, a position he said would avoid swelling the deficit but put him in conflict with Republicans.

Gosh golly gee whiz!  Sure wouldn’t want to put yourself in conflict with the Republicans!  Sooo glad you’re “Taking responsibility” for the voters frustrations.  You know, our frustration with you for not putting yourself in conflict with the Republicans.  You know, THAT frustration.

Oh, but you’re not done bending over for the Republicans.  Evidently, you’ve got to spread your cheeks wide like a good boy – cuz that’s all you are to them, you know, a good little N—— boy:

virtually abandoned his legislation – hopelessly stalled in the Senate – featuring economic incentives to reduce carbon emissions from power plants, vehicles and other sources.

Well, it’s not like we lost much there.  Like Obamacare, your energy reform was a bandaid on a gushing artery.  No commitment to solar energy.   Just reduced carbon emissions.  Whooptee fucking doo!  But hey, now that the Repugs are back, let’s dump even that much.

Let’s get to that blames yourself part:

Asked to reflect on the returns, he said, “I feel bad,” adding that many Democrats who went down to defeat had done so knowing they risked their careers to support his agenda of economic stimulus legislation and a landmark health care bill. He blamed himself, in part.

“The relationship that I’ve had with the American people is one that built slowly, peaked at this incredible high, and then during the course of the last two years, as we’ve together gone through some very difficult times, has gotten rockier and tougher,” Obama said.