Poor Barack Obama. The fellow governs for eight long years as the most progressive President since LBJ, and now his former left-wing fans are upset that he wants to enjoy the fruits of capitalism as a private citizen.

Our liberal friends are disappointed—the tone is more sorrow than anger—that the former progressive hero has decided to give speeches for big money. One reported payday was $400,000 from the Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald, and there may be more.

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