And because I think John Cole is a total @ss on gay rights:

Nothing constructive is ever built with negativity. Period. So instead of blowing up at the first President in my lifetime to openly advocate for gay rights, why don't you do something constructive? Why don't you embrace his message? How about an ad campaign that has Obama speaking from the HRC declaring support for your goals, and asking Congress whether they want to join you and the President in achieving those goals? How about going to Harry Reid, who is in a tight election as it is, and asking him whether or not he will join with the President and the gay community to end DADT and DOMA? How about stating that you stand in unison with the President, that you intend to work with him to achieve those goals.

i would counter that jaded and compromised political whores should realize that mocking and insulting an active part of your would-be base is a dangerous and irresponsible thing to do in close elections (as i would wager 2012 will be).

this bumbling fool of a political slut should realize that what the left is pushing for (kneecapping of the for-proft health industry, providing econ assistance to families not banks, etc.) has fairly wide support across the country--and would go far in helping obama politically.

He is a pol, and they do what they do.

I have to laugh.

Didn't they see? If it could happen to we po-ah white trash bitter gun-slingers, it could happen to them too.  Any group that doesn't toe the line and kiss the hiney is susceptible.

Pretty words and inspiring pageantry from the President, accompanied by endless inaction or contradictory policies;

Hordes of people who believe in their heart of hearts that the administration is led by such a nice, just and likable man that it couldn't possibly be guilty of anything worse than a little benign political calculation (just as the evangelical, Texas-swaggering Bush did for Red State loyalists, the urbane, charming and highly intelligent Obama possesses all the cultural markers of a good and decent person for Blue State loyalists, and thus simply can't be capable of anything malicious or destructive -- there's a reason Bill Maher tried to remind liberals:  "He's your president, not your boyfriend");  

Organizations (exemplified by the truly dreadful HRC) that suck funding out of progressives and serve as liberal validators of administration conduct whose overaching devotion is to the Democratic Party and the administration rather than the causes they claim to promote (fortunately, civil liberties groups are the exception, as they have remained steadfast, unapologetic, independent and principled in harshly criticizing Obama); and,

Deeply personalized scorn directed at those who try to hold Democrats and the Obama administration accountable -- since they're the ones who control all branches of government with huge majorities -- rather than devote all their energies to the cheap and easy partisan task of ridiculing and blaming a marginalized, impotent conservative movement which is a small minority and currently wields no power in Washington.

Obama can disavow all he wants, but I'm not buying it, sorry.

"That sentiment does not reflect White House thinking at all, we've held easily a dozen calls with the progressive online community because we believe the online communities can often keep the focus on how policy will affect the American people rather than just the political back-and-forth."