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Old 10-10-2009, 07:50 PM   #264 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Aladdin Sane View Post
The venerable lefties at Britain’s New Statesman currently have a cover story on “Barack W. Bush.” Here I re-publish most of it for your pleasure. Proving once again that Barack does nothing, but he does it with style.
I dont think most Obama voters were looking for a socialist agenda that would would please The New Statesmen. Contrary to the imbecilic rhetoric from the right, Obama is not a socialist. The far left in the US may not be thrilled with some policies either, but they dont represent the majority of Obama supporters.

I think Obama has generally met expectations....most in a positive way and a few negatives.

On the domestic side, he has proceeded to implement a progressive legislative agenda (passage of SCHIP, pay equity, credit card bill of rights,..)....rolling back of many Bush regulations and beginning to put in place new regulations in banking/financial services, energy/enviroment, and consumer protections....restoring some greater level of transparency (reversing Bush FOIA policy), although not as much as promised....an economic policy that is basic liberalism (not socialism) and by most measures, prevented a further collapse of an economy that was on the brink of collapse....and long overdue real health care reform (outcome tbd - but it wont be a European single payer system..no surprise).

On the foreign policy side, restoring diplomacy and respect for US obligations under international treaties, and a surge in positive world opinion of the US.

The greatest negatives are in the area of national security and Afghanistan...but even here, he is doing what he campaigned on...so its no surprise.

Hell, its only been 9 months.....its still in the first quarter of the game.

Aladdin ---your obsession with providing "evidence" of a Bush third term is always good for a laugh....I expect it will continue for the next three years and I look forward to the future installment of your never-ending saga....its good fiction.
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