I would't be >that< cynical. Let's see how this next presidential election turns out. If a democrat comes in and maintains (or at least doesn't entirely decimates) Obama's leftist policies, that will be a bit of a seachange. The last time we had two democrat presidents in a row with full terms was 1857 And while yes, Obama could be doing more to recognize what Technology is doing to Jobs, you have to appreciate that the electorate generally prefers evolution to revolution.