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The Left Has Been Hijacked.

Submitted by williamsjoseph on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 18:57
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I'm trying to remember the last time the Left was so thoroughly enamored with their candidate. Every media outlet, pundit and pol is downright smitten with the very idea of Obama. Of course the Left loved Bill Clinton (and, for awhile, even loved his wife) but this type of adulation is surely unprecedented. Along with such puppy love comes a total lack of scrutiny of any of his policies or proposals. It is clear that there is a teenage crush on Obama by many on the Left. But why Obama and why now?

If one goes back to the Carter Presidency, the left has been on the run since 1980. With the singular exception of 1993-94, the Democrats have taken the backseat of power for the last 28 years. Tiring of sitting on the bench, the Left has been willing to embrace any candidate they think can bring them back to respectability. They are so frightened of 4 more years in the wilderness, that they will accept any candidate that has a chance of winning. Enter Barack Obama. The Democrats sense that he is the right candidate at the right time. His policies are not as important as the fact that he can bring them the White House. A week before the election, they are flush with enthusiasm and confidence. They feel the power of a tsunami of "Change" that is approaching shore. However, they should remember that the tsunami, when it retreats, takes much back out to sea with it.

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the real difference in the

Submitted by tmragusa on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 21:15.

the real difference in the primary bt hillary and barack was young voters and african americans...both groups came out in force and took the nomination away from hillary

without young people hillary would have trounced barack and would be trouncing mccain perhaps by a much larger margin (she probably wouldve picked bill richardson as her running mate to get the southwest)...the journalists would have gotten in line behind her just in time too

It's Morning Again...

Submitted by ly_yng on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 01:26.

It's pretty simple - Barack Obama is the liberal Ronald Reagan.  He's not as centrist as he appears to be, but people will vote for him because they think he'll be an excellent commander in chief.  A few people won't realize what they're signing up for and probably get some policies they didn't realize they were going to get, but all and all he'll likely be remembered as an exceptionally strong American president.

 

Then again, I'm 22 years old, so what do I know?

indeed.

Submitted by blacknsquid on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 10:17.

 You're too young to remember Carter. Carter II is probably the best case we could reasonably  expect from the messiah.

Hillary Clinton to accept Obama's offer

Submitted by bavol on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 00:38.

Clinton would be well placed to become the country's dominant voice in foreign affairs, replacing Condoleezza Rice. Since being elected senator for New York, she has specialised in foreign affairs and defence. Although she supported the war in Iraq, she and Obama basically agree on a withdrawal of American troops. Clinton, who still harbours hopes of a future presidential run, had to weigh up whether she would be better placed by staying in the Senate, which offers a platform for life, HP0-J23 braindumps or making the more uncertain career move to the secretary of state job. As part of the coalition-building, Obama today also reached out to his defeated Republican rival, John McCain, to discuss how they could work together to roll back some of the most controversial policies of the Bush years. Putting aside the bitter words thrown about with abandon by both sides during the election campaign, McCain flew to meet Obama at his headquarters in the Kluczynski Federal Building, in downtown Chicago. Obama, JN0-570 braindumps speaking before the meeting, said: "We're going to have a good conversation about how we can do some work together to fix up the country." He said he also wanted to thank McCain for his service to the country.  Asked by a reporter whether he would work with Obama, McCain, who has long favoured a bipartisan approach to politics, replied: "Obviously". Sources on both sides said Obama did not offer McCain a cabinet job, but focused on how the senator for Arizona could help to guide through Congress legislation that they both strongly favour. Given Obama's status as president-in-waiting, the two met in a formal setting, 1Y0-264 braindumps a room decked out with a US flag, and were accompanied by senior advisers. Obama appeared the more relaxed of the two, sitting with legs crossed, smiling broadly and waving to reporters, while McCain sat stiffly, with a seemingly fixed grin.