So on Thursday I got a brain fart and decided that I'd get on the extol Obama bandwagon early. The Daily Kos appears to still be there running this piece about Obama's fairly good chances for re-election (pretty much provided the republicans continue to flail about finding a contender and the economy doesn't take a turn for the worse), and this piece by brooklynbadboy which is basically an insider's take on the same points in the piece I linked to Mark Morford, i.e., he isn't perfect, but he's our guy and better than the alternative by a country mile.
Needless to say, after last Friday's debacle, I'm having second thoughts. And after reading this post by Digby, my blood is beginning to boil. The scary thing is how right she is: Obama has delivered a mortal blow--and it may be the death knell with his speech this Wednesday--to Liberalism. He's fucking giving up on our signature issues--the social safety net--and saying he saved some small social programs (Planned Parenthood and NPR--whoop-dee-fucking-doo) and for this we're supposed to be grateful. He's doing the opposite of what he should be doing as a fucking Democrat, and if the austerity kick in Britain is any indication, things are going to get worse again.
brooklynbadboy may well be right--in the close to his piece cited above, he says he's come to believe that it will be people power like we saw in Wisconsin that will turn the tide, and not a great leader. But for what history has shown us what Franklin Roosevelt meant to the working class in this country, I'm not holding my breath. A President has to lead for those who cannot, and President Obama has shown no inclination to be a leader for those without.
FDR--and the Mrs.--must be turning over in their graves.
Peace,
emaycee
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