Mr. Brooks, You seemingly could not be more wrong in your analysis of the 'Obama Slide' and frankly I think you are smart enough to know it too which is disheartening. To not mention 'corporations' and Obama seemingly kowtowing to moneyed interests at every turn (taking single payer off the table from day one? letting bankers run roughshod over our country and post $3bil profit in one quarter? continuing and increasing commitment to quagmire wars with no clear goals?) especially when unemployment is darn near unimaginable right now is a huge oversight and you know better. The Obama slide equates almost directly with a stunning realization from the country that our oligarchy continues.