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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: KLP who wrote (300236)4/9/2009 9:49:01 AM
From: Andrew N. Cothran  Read Replies (2) of 794302
 
Really nice to hear from you again, KLP.

I guess this means that you are back to your regular self having put your recent medical problems to rest.

As for Chicago and Obama, except for the eggheads of Hyde Park, most of the city appears more interested in the Blago saga than Obamamessiah. In truth, most Chicagoans, like most of their counterparts in the good old USA, appear much more concerned with staying financially alive than in following Washington/Democratic politics.

My opinion at the moment: The Obama mystique is beginning to face the harsh reality that the Messiah is just another man--and an extremely liberal if not outright politically radical one at that. As the Economist of March 28th put it:

"Mr. Obama is now enthusiastically engaged in something that he foreswore as a candidate: the art of the permanent campaign. . . .(This) is a sign of his administration's troubles. It is desperate to distract attention from the fact that it has broken some of its promises.. .The result is a downward spiral: the more Obama fails, the more he resorts to the permanent campaign, and the more he resorts to the permanent campaign, the more he becomes just like any other president."

As the Frenchman would say: The more the change, the greater the same. Ce la vie.

As for tea parties, Chicago is not a tea-drinking town. Now, call it a beer party and you might attract a crowd.
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