--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Rick Archer" <rick@> 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/ >
Thanks for posting Sirota's article. Obama's arrogance is so stunning it is impossible for even his left wing supporters to ignore.
