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• Sunday, November 23, 2008 10:18 PM

  Progressives Finally Awakening from Obama-Vegetative State

  After being lulled into a state of uncritical acceptance of Obama, progressives are finally proving that their brains remain functional. Recall when Bill Clinton called Obama's famed opposition to the Iraq war a fairytale. That comment earned Clinton the Most Racist of 2008 award. But now, progressives are scratching their heads and wondering whether Bubba was right.

  Despite saying that Clinton showed a lack of judgment on the war, Obama picked Biden, who voted for the war, as a running-mate. Now Obama is ready to name Clinton as Secretary of State -- and allow her to pick the entire staff of the State Department. This is a very sweet moment. The Left was most neurotic about "distinguishing" Clinton from Obama in the context of foreign affairs. Obama simply fed progressives what they wanted to hear. He beat down Clinton on the war because it won primaries and caucuses, generated donations, and turned him into an international pop star. Apparently, progressives needed hope so desperately, that they forgot Obama was a politician.

  During the general election, Obama barely mentioned the war, and his political appointments indicate that he is not a leftist in foreign affairs. And if Larry Summers becomes his Senior Economic Advisor, I do not expect him to be progressive on domestic issues either. Hillary Clinton took a bullet on healthcare almost two decades ago; so, even that is now a moderate issue. So what remains of the Obama-as-Leftist fantasy? Not much.

  http://dissentingjustice.blogspot.com/2008/11/governing-in-prose-obamas-cabinet-picks.html

  —darrren12000 Read darrren12000's other letters
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