Citizen, I too clipped this same source, but choose different passages than enbar. I found the first paragraph extremely compelling. Did you read it?

The American empire has not altered under Barack Obama. It kills as brutally and indiscriminately in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan as it did under George W. Bush. It steals from the U.S. treasury to enrich the corporate elite as rapaciously. It will not give us universal health care, abolish the Bush secrecy laws, end torture or “extraordinary rendition,” restore habeas corpus or halt the warrantless wiretapping and monitoring of citizens. It will not push through significant environmental reform, regulate Wall Street or end our relatio...

Citizen, I too clipped this same source, but choose different passages than enbar. I found the first paragraph extremely compelling. Did you read it?

The American empire has not altered under Barack Obama. It kills as brutally and indiscriminately in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan as it did under George W. Bush. It steals from the U.S. treasury to enrich the corporate elite as rapaciously. It will not give us universal health care, abolish the Bush secrecy laws, end torture or “extraordinary rendition,” restore habeas corpus or halt the warrantless wiretapping and monitoring of citizens. It will not push through significant environmental reform, regulate Wall Street or end our relationship with private contractors that provide mercenary armies to fight our imperial wars and produce useless and costly weapons systems.

The fact is that every single failure cited in it is a cause that only a liberal would love in its correction; actions which were cheered by the right as BushCo pushed them through, no matter their defacing of liberty.

I am NOT on the side of the warmonger, neocons, and all the rest of that cabal, but what you say is salient. In fact, the far right and the far left are actually in agreement as to many things which are failing in our system, and as time progresses the need to address them becomes ever greater.

We must give up the self-delusion that we can influence the power elite from the inside. We must become as militant as those who are seeking our enslavement. If we remain passive as we undergo the largest transference of wealth upward in American history, our open society will die. The working class is being plunged into desperation that will soon rival the misery endured by the working class in China and India. And the Democratic Party, including Obama, is a willing accomplice.

Look honestly at Obama the President, not the campaigning politician, and you'll be with us soon.

@BartendingBear - Nice post.

Of course I don't agree. It's not that hard to write a sentence that says anything you want. Your post, for example, starts with the topic sentence: "The American empire has not altered under Barack Obama."

I would start with the sentence: "There has been great improvements and positive new directions from the new Obama Administration."

Every fact quoted in your last post (not working towards universal health care, continuing torture and extraordinary rendition, etc. etc.) - these are false statements. Or truly misinformed. Or myopic.

There ARE two (2) primary groups at war here; real war and political war.

I stand with Obama.

TODAY, the 16 Americans (an...

@BartendingBear - Nice post.

Of course I don't agree. It's not that hard to write a sentence that says anything you want. Your post, for example, starts with the topic sentence: "The American empire has not altered under Barack Obama."

I would start with the sentence: "There has been great improvements and positive new directions from the new Obama Administration."

Every fact quoted in your last post (not working towards universal health care, continuing torture and extraordinary rendition, etc. etc.) - these are false statements. Or truly misinformed. Or myopic.

There ARE two (2) primary groups at war here; real war and political war.

I stand with Obama.

TODAY, the 16 Americans (and former Irish President, UN Human Rights Commissioner, Mary Robinson and Africian Bishop Desmond Tutu and a micro-economist from India) ) who got the Freedom Medal today are from the heart of my America: Black, White, Hispanic, Native American Indian, Disable, those who have worked for the real needs of the people.

If you can't find something to praise in this, that's your problem. But tens of millions of hearts are lifted and inspired by such actions of our new President -- and it has been one day, one week, one month after another like this.

In contrast, Bush gave his Medals of Freedom to corrupt CIA Directors and folks like that...mainly trying to help cover up his crimes but such charade.

You can join with the critics..(who ARE complaining about even this) ..but I'll stick with these people, the President's choices as folks showing real ways to help real people in the real world.

Someday maybe you will see this and your valid and strong passions may plug in better and achieve more results.