On 2010-12-03, at 4:19 PM, c b wrote: > Obama sure didn't run to the left of the DLC or Bill > Clinton. Please name one Obama campaign statement by Obama that > criticized Bill Clinton's Presidency . And , oh, he won running like > a Clintonoid.
Actually, the DLC's choice was Hillary and Obama beat her in the primaries by running as an outsider promising change, which was also the dominant theme of his presidential campaign despite his more subtle references to being a conservative Democrat at heart, but no matter. His record in office has since dispelled any ambiguity about his political leanings. So it must be asked why, understanding this, you would stubbornly support the "Clintonoid" Obama against the growing legion of his liberal critics inside the Democratic party? You'd expect a self-described Marxist like yourself would be welcoming their criticisms and any effort to meld them into an effective opposition, recognizing that a serious US third party to the left of the Democrats is not now remotely on the agenda, nor is likely to be without a prior faction fight inside the DP. I'll answer my own question: You're alarmed by the rise of Sarah Palin and the tea party, and view the Obama administration as the best defence against the threat of "fascism". Pity that the mid-term results, as well as the heightened clamour within the DP about the administration's further embrace of the rich and powerful in the matter of the Bush tax cuts, the deficit commission, and the federal employee pay freeze, haven't dented your perspective. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
