Obama chastens Dem progressives

Speaking at a town hall event on Saturday for the Obama Foundation in Berlin, the former president spoke about the need for compromise in politics, citing the Affordable Care Act as something that he said signified progress even though it did not achieve all of his aspirations for U.S. health care.

"One of the things I do worry about sometimes among progressives in the United States —maybe it’s true here as well — is a certain kind of rigidity where we say, 'Uh, I’m sorry, this is how it’s going to be,' and then we start sometimes creating what’s called a 'circular firing squad,' where you start shooting at your allies because one of them has strayed from purity on the issues. And when that happens, typically the overall effort and movement weakens," he said.

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"[Y]ou have to recognize that the way we structure democracy requires you to take into account people who don’t agree with you, and that by definition means you’re not going to get 100 percent of what you want," he added.

  The Hill

So they could just let the ultra-conservatives drag them further and further to the right, and let Mitch McConnell, like John Boehner ahead of him, water down or quash everything they want to do.

You had your turn, Barack, and you failed in so many ways. Step aside.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.