1. Obama is not a progressive nor even a liberal democrat and actually never was and is not inclined to ever be. He is funded primarily by the forces of the ultra-rich elite and he in fact is product of that culture. He sees himself as doing what he must to "move the country forward." Cenk apparently (like many of us - myself included once-upon-a-time) thinks that in his heart of hearts Obama is a progressive - he isn't. Yes - he managed to fool us during the election but frankly we wanted to be fooled - didn't we!

2. Obama still has a winning play and it is grand stroke if he pulls it off. It is called "The Jobs Bill." Checkmate of his opponent for 2012 will likely follow. I'm not being optimistic nor do I think Obama is a "genius" but I think he's got this one solved. Remember that the public has a very short attention span. It basically doesn't matter what his approval ratings are right now.