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Come on, lads, its amazing what you americans will believe. "Change you can believe in" sounded so good, even the far left here in Europe (of wich I am a member) got sucked in. But it was only an advertizing slogan, just like "propably the worlds best vodka", a memetic trick of the light, because it means absolutely nothing. Due to the cheerleading structure of US elections, none of the candidates had to make any binding detailed promises. Take for example Obamas statement that the "US does not torture": All this means is that he will have to step up the rendition flights to Marocco and Egypt and let them do it. Its the same with corruption in the administration and in Iraq: WHo wants to bet me a dollar that no criminal charges will be raised against any Bush official by the incoming admin? Face it: Obama is going to be Clinton 2. Nothing will change, and the people of Gaza are screwed beyond hope.
He is clearly not as insane as GWB, so there is that for the positive side, but this is going to be another 4 years with Clinton style politics and more to the wealthy. And then, when he has lost the "liberal" base he will loose to Sarah Palin in 2012. And then the rapture will commence. Argh, such a shame, for a second there he had the nimbus of Mandela. Turns out he is just another pol.
