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This kind of shows the amount of power the people behind the scenes have on Obama. No, this shows how willing Obama is to cave. We needed a Sam Adams or Lincol
by miles 13y ago
This kind of shows the amount of power the people behind the scenes have on Obama.
No, this shows how willing Obama is to cave. We needed a Sam Adams or Lincoln or MLK and instead we got a Benedict Arnold.
- jivatmanx 13y agoIt may be partly that he saw the Bush unilateralism and wanted more consensus-based governance. The problem being that, in the executive bubble, where most of seats and nearly all of the money is held by the military-industrial complex, that's the consensus you will get.
- kunai 13y agoThe more pressing problem is that many tough solutions aren't solved by committee, they're solved by leadership and expertise, a point where Congress fails, the executive branch fails, and where the roots of government (e.g. Constitution) start to fail under the stress of lobbying and corruption.
- zanny 13y agoWell, neither the RNC or DMC would nominate a Lincoln or MLK but love their Arnolds.