[lbo-talk] Max on the Internet Left

[C. G. Estabrook]

I think this is exactly right, Doug, with the possible exception of the 
notion of Obama's "early opposition to the Iraq war."  I'll take the 
liberty of referring to a piece I wrote for CounterPunch on what he was 
saying about the war eighteen months ago.  --CGE

	http://www.counterpunch.org/estabrook09292005.html

Doug Henwood wrote:
> ...
> These wankers are getting a fresh shot of energy from the Obama madness. 
> Aside from early opposition to the Iraq war, what is the political 
> content of this guy's appeal? As far as I can tell, it's that he's 
> "post-political," i.e., a "healer" who can "bring us together" after the 
> "divisiveness" of the W years. Well fuck that. Fuck the healing. At 
> best, this means conflicts will be papered over in some tepidly centrist 
> way; at worst, it means it'll be cover for a continuation of right-wing 
> politics by other means. But the brainless vacuum cleaner will be 
> hoovering up the bucks for Barack Hussein Obama in the coming months. 
> The only good thing you can say about it is that it knocks Hillary for a 
> loop.