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Do you remember the goodwill and political capital Bush had post-9/11? Remember how he converted a 75% approval rating to a 25% approval rating? Remember how America once had moral authority, then lost it?
Now Obama has the goodwill, the political capital, and the support of the whole world. If he doesn’t do the right thing, he throws it all away, just like Bush did.
Now’s the time to do it right. The whole narrative must change from lies and illusions to truth and reality, and actions must follow this change in narrative.
When the FISA vote came, Obama justified his bad vote using the Bush security narrative. This proved that he was willing to do the wrong thing.
If we don’t put pressure on Obama, then the neocons will instead. It’s handing the game to them. This is so obvious that it is surprising that it even needs to be stated.
Glenn is 100% right on this one.
