Barack Obama accused of selling out on Iraq by picking hawks to run his foreign policy

Nearing, I don't mean to water down our tangy soup, but we are just getting rid of a president who was kind of like the Lee Harvey Oswald of the Oval Office; an empty man at loose ends who was easily manipulated, and could not have done anything else in his career but assassinate the presidency.  In contrast, Obama is a talented intellectual who could work solely for his personal gain and be successful at it.  But Barack has chosen to sacrifice quite a bit for what he believes is right and possible.

I've noticed over the years, especially when I've done organizational development, that someone who agrees to Ride the Greased Pig for the purpose of common good is going to be the target of snipers who pack their own cartidges with speculation.

Here's a suggestion for those who are unhappy with the neo-cons and the Democrats.  The weakness of the Grand Oil Party could just be a perfect opportunity for a third party to gain support.  Just a thought.  Thanks for listening.

If you want an hoot, watch South Park episode "About last night ..."

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"Obama is not a neo-con"

LOL-- Of course he's no neo-con-- I am well aware of that. Its just that some of the spin lately is so absurd, it wouldn't surprise me that some of the nuttier self-appointed political "experts' would call him that!

nearing, here I am, not getting it again.  I see the word "communism" on your chart up there.  All those years of reading Marx and Che and Fidel just don't add up to the image of communism that people in America have these days.  And I have followed the speeches and interviews of Kucinich pretty closely, but I have never heard him talk about truly nationalizing industry and making people live on communes.  Not a hint.

Boy, when Ronald Reagan squeezed out that Red Scare, Fear-fortified toothpaste of his, the nasty taste just won't go away.  And we certainly can't get it back into the tube.

"I have heard pundits say that he a radical left-winger.  Which is as equally absurd as them calling him a neo-con, imo."

Well, I've heard various people-- with various agendas-- call him all sorts of things-- but it seems to me its difficult to predict what any president-elect will do-- better to wait 'till he's actually been in office a while. From eveything I've read, I get the impression that he is a liberal Democrat-- not a neo-con or more tradition conservative-- but not particularly radical either. I could be wrong, but I would imagine that many of those on the left who have voted for him in hopes of major changes all around may well be disappointed. He certainly is not another George Bush-- but I think he may disappoint some of his more leftist supporters.

"I would imagine that many of those on the left who have voted for him in hopes of major changes all around may well be disappointed."

This just in: Obama's tax hike for the rich may be delayed:

"During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised to repeal President George W. Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy ahead of their scheduled expiration in 2011.

Over the weekend, Obama said he has charged his new economic team with devising a plan that would create or preserve 2.5 million jobs over two years. He said the plan would include broad spending plans as well as the middle- and low-income tax cuts he described during the campaign.

Aides later said the plan would not include any of the tax increases Obama, as a candidate, had said he would impose on taxpayers who make more than $250,000."

Change-- from his campaign promise.