When the president I voted for finally makes an appointment or initiates a legislative pursuit that doesn't primarily benefit maintenance of the status quo (i.e. keep the absurdly wealthy absurdly wealthy, and the huge corporate interests appeased), then I will revert back to my position of "cautious optimism."
At this point we can't, in good conscience, give Obama the benefit of the doubt for anything on the economy.
With the current track record of clearly prioritizing groups like mortgage companies and banks over working Americans, Obama has provided ample proof that there is no hope that someone like Reich will ever have a role in this administration.
Mark my words, if Geinther was to step down, his replacement will be another Wall Street insider or DLC hack. An American flag cape will be pinned to his/her shoulders and pandering babble about 'cleaning up Wall Street' will follow - and change will be entirely constrained to the name on the office letterhead.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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