bobbo, one Real Liberal making Obama a Moderate Conservative by comparison says:

The video seems to me the opposite of illustrating “a race to the bottom.”

It is rather the bottom speaking forcefully about maintaining a minimum standard? Supporting the bottom—not racing to it.

Does look like Obama will sell out the old for his Grand Bargain. THAT is the race to the bottom. Reducing such welfare programs ((don’t Quibble!!)) must be considered when appropriate. When Appropriate???—after the fake and fraudulent tax avoidance mechanisms used by the RICH = CRIMINAL class are closed and cost saving effortts like Single Payer Socialist European Healthcare is instituted. IF more savings needed after that, and bringing our troops home, THEN==YES, we must be fiscally responsible.

Just like doing those other things FIRST====Fiscally Responsible.

Criminal otherwise.

Yea, verily!