--- In [email protected], "Rick Archer" <r...@...> wrote: <snip> > I'm not as politically insightful or articulate as you, > so it puzzles me how you can perceive Obama as an empty > suit when just about everyone else except right-wingers > is rather impressed with how well he's handling the huge > pile on his plate. That's why I suspect that emotions > skew your perception.
Wow. I was so focused on the sexism-vs.-racism aspect of your post, I missed this entirely until Raunchy quoted it again just now. WRONGAROONIE, Rick. There are a significant number of people on the left (who supported Obama) who are not only not impressed, but deeply disappointed and distressed by a lot of what Obama is doing. (Ironically but not surprisingly, some of what most upsets the left has pleased the right.) Raunchy gave you some representative links, but I just wanted to back her up on this, and add that many on the left are *extremely* unhappy with what he's doing on the economy. There's no question that virtually all lefties prefer having Obama in office to Bush (or McCain). Even Bush- lite is better than the full Bush. But don't kid yourself that "just about everyone else except right- wingers" is happy with him, or that his only critics on the left are disgruntled Hillary supporters. It's just not the case. Here's another recent column to add to the pile: Obama's trail of broken promises The prophet of hope now doesn't even bother with explanations when he reneges on his campaign pledges. By David Sirota http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/06/sirota/
