For six years, members of the OFA, and members of the Daily Kos have attacked progressives for opposing Obama’s pro-corporate agenda. The anger expressed on both sides has reached a boiling point; but now that authority for Fast Track is being “fast tracked” through Congress, a line in the sand has been crossed. If Congress grants Obama Fast Track authority, then the Democratic Party will lose the support of its base in 2016, and the party will lose the Presidency, and it will be unable to garner enough support to regain Congress.

The Democratic Party has reached a point of no return; it can no longer absorb republican policies and remain a viable political entity. Either it goes all in for the Republican agenda, and ceases to exist as a champion of middle class values; or it walks away from neo-liberal triangulation and returns to its roots.

There is no room to negotiate around the tidal wave of anger headed its way.

TPP is an extremely unpopular trade deal. Going into last year’s midterm election, 62% of Americans said they opposed Fast Track, and Democratic leaders failed to heed the alarm and consequently, the party paid a heavy price.

But this time, the losses they will incur in 2016 will have far reaching consequences. And if the TPP is passed, you won’t be able to pedal the Democratic brand to a junk dealer.

And Obama stands front and center in this fight, and the people standing behind him are not Democrats; they are Republicans.

And waiting in the wings to take the reins from Obama is Hillary Clinton. And no matter how much money she spends, and no matter how much she pretends to be a populist, she is “all in” for free trade.

To understand how morally bankrupt and deceitful the Democratic Party has become, simply read through Obama’s 2008 campaign speeches. Almost every single word he spoke can be used as an indictment of his actions.

For example:

From NBC/NJ's Aswini Anburajan

LORAINE, OHIO -- At a press conference here today, Obama claimed that Hillary Clinton had to take responsibility for the passage of NAFTA, because "she has essentially presented herself as co-president during the Clinton years."

Asked why Obama was attacking Clinton on NAFTA when neither candidate held an elected office to influence the passage of that legislation, Obama fired back saying that the "premise" of Clinton's candidacy "has been 35 years of experience, including eight years in the White House."
He argued that Clinton takes credit for "every good thing that happened" and said that it allowed her to be attacked on the bad as well.

"The notion that you can selectively pick what you take credit for and then run away from what isn't politically convenient that doesn't make sense. If she suggested she had nothing to do with economic policy in the Clinton White House, then it would not be fair for me to bring it up but as you know, that's not the claim that she is making," Obama said.

NAFTA has turned into a political hot potato as Clinton and Obama stump in Ohio, where the loss of manufacturing jobs has devastated the local economy. Obama has repeatedly attacked Clinton on NAFTA in recent days, as he tries to cut into her lead in the polls here.

Both political parties are dinosaurs; they are drowning in corruption, and it is apparent to almost everyone, the political system in D.C. is beyond redemption.

DNC leaders need to hear this message loud and clear. Hillary Clinton represents the past. Elizabeth Warren is the future.

In an article posted today at the Huffington Post, Mike Lux outlined the reforms she is championing, and when compared to Obama’s actions it’s easy to see whose values represent the future of the Democratic Party, and whose duplicity has dragged us into the sewer.

Mike Lux:

o Hold financial institutions and individuals accountable for cheating customers
o Close the auto loan loophole and extend CFPB oversight to auto dealers
o Stop financial fraud recidivism by preventing any institution from entering into a non-prosecution agreement or deferred prosecution agreement if they are already operating under such an agreement
o Deter future financial fraud by imposing a mandatory minimum monetary penalty at least equal to the profits generated by the illegal conduct and strengthening judicial review of deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements
· Strengthen enforcement by requiring the Fed's Board of Governors to vote on all major supervisory and regulatory matters, and giving each Governor his or her own staff
o Stop financial institutions from passing risk on to taxpayers
o Cap the size of financial institutions as originally proposed by Senators Brown and Kaufman
o Reinstate the barrier between commercial banking and investment banking as proposed in the 21th Century Glass-Steagall Act
o Improve market discipline by restricting the Fed's emergency lending authority
· Change tax policies that encourage excessive risk-taking and financial instability
o Close the bonus loophole that allows financial institutions to write off billions in executive bonuses each year
o Limit highly leveraged financial institutions from fully deducting their interest payments
o Institute a targeted financial transactions tax
o Create simple, structural rules for regulating the shadow banking sector
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-lux/elizabeth-warrens-compreh_b_70875...

Obama promised Americans KORUS, his free trade deal with the South Koreans, would create 200,000 jobs, but in reality, it has increased income inequality.

Robert Scott:

KORUS took effect in March 2012. Between 2011 and 2014, US exports to Korea increased by about $1 billion, but imports have increased by $13 billion, so the trade deficit has increased by nearly $12 billion. This growing trade deficit with Korea has cost more than 75,000 US jobs.

And regarding the TPP, Scott made this simple observation:

The administration has claimed that the TPP will create jobs, but it will not.
http://billmoyers.com/2015/04/16/fast-track-lost-jobs-lower-wages/

My advice to all Democrats is: take a deep breathe, step back, and walk away. The cost of supporting this colossal mistake is too dear to ignore.