Is Obama Blowing Off the Nutroots?

When Obama needed support, he went to the Nutroots--those bloggers who represent the far left of the Democrat party. These include the Huffington Post, Daily Kos, MyDD and Fire Dog Lake to name a few. He whispered sweet nothings and said all the nice things they wanted to hear like under an Obama presidency he would pull out Iraq immediately, abolish NAFTA, revisit Kyoto and make the world a happier, conservative-free place. The Nutroots ate it up and gave Hillary the finger.

Now that Obama is the nominee, the torrid relationship of mutual gain has grown cold and it appears Obama's walking out the door and leaving a $100 bill on the nightstand:

Only weeks into the general election campaign and already a notable tension is beginning to materialize within the Democratic Party. At question is Sen. Barack Obama's relationship with the progressive netroots, the online community that helped aid the Senator's rise to the presidential nomination, but has since seemingly played second fiddle in terms of courted constituencies.

Obama's decision to embrace a compromise on FISA legislation -- a virtual slap in the face to some progressive bloggers demanding no legal immunity for telecommunications companies -- was the catalyst of the recent chatter. Other concerns arose days prior when Obama cut an advertisement on behalf of a conservative southern Democrat whose primary challenger was favored by the liberal blogosphere.

But for some progressive activists, the issue is not simply one of policy, but a concern that Obama's willingness to snub their political wishes is far more endemic.

This is typical in any election but much more pronounced in this one. During the primaries, Obama had to tack hard left to beat Hillary from that side. He pounded her on her support of the Iraq War and subsequent war funding legislation. Now that the nomination is sewn up, he needs to get back toward the middle and to do that, he's going to piss off the Nutroots.

Don't worry though moonbats, he's going to need you again and he'll show up as if he never left with a bouquet of roses and a bottle of cheap zinfandel. You'll fall for him again and then he'll leave when he realizes that he no longer needs you. But don't sweat it, he'll be back from his tryst with the political center around October or so. He'll be the one dressed as the Messiah and he'll greet you with "trick or treat" and a kiss on the lips.

It's kind of ironic that Obama is doing the same thing to the Nutroots that Democrats have always done to Jews and Blacks. With those two groups, the Dems would say all the right things every four years then forget about them once the election was won.