Obviously, everything embodies contradictions, but we need to ask whether and how those contradictions have political meaning and utility for us.
The Obama administration offers many opportunities for us to take some initiatives to call them to account on its rhetoric and expectations. None of these existed under Bush when you had an administration with few expectations for serious change. What amazes me is that, thus far, the socialist Left has generally sat back and waited for the people who elected Obama to wake up to the point where THEY will take the initiatives. The health care issue provided us with a golden opportunity. So did the Democratic "stimulus" that looked so much like the Republican "bailout." If anything positive comes out of the contradictions plaguing health care in America, what will have been the role of the Left? ML ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
