some comments out on the progressive blog DailyKos:
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count me among those disappointed and discouraged. My take is that this is not his [Obama's] staff. This is the man speaking. He is very cautious and very centrist. He will not "bite the hand that feeds him", as the old expression goes, whether that is Goldman on Wall Street -- or BP, major supplier of fuel to two current US Wars, in the Gulf. Nor challenge the "health" industry in real reform. Etc, Etc. This is not staff work. These are the solutions that he thinks are best. If we had enough time, we could rebuild from the ground up -- appoint new judges, elect new mayors and congress people, push for new senators, and bring back a kind of restoration -- of democracy, not monarchy. But you have to be discouraged about this. Deeply.
by bob in ny on Mon Jun 07, 2010 at 01:10:53 PM PDT
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Obama comes to Louisiana meets with some locals, has his picture taken, and goes back to Washington D.C., fusses at BP a little, and nothing here changes. The so-called "response" is as inadequate as ever, people here are furious, and rightfully so, and our marsh is being assaulted with little defense. The poisonous dispersant is being sprayed in massive quantities as never before, there is a wildlife armageddon going on, and most of you folks are clueless that Obama looks pretty damn weak right about now; even worse than weak, like his administration and agencies have cozied up too close to BP.
No wonder the polls are reflecting the ground reality here in Louisiana.
by scorpiorising on Mon Jun 07, 2010 at 01:15:53 PM PDT |
