On Jan 4, 2008, at 5:20 PM, Eric wrote:
> Dennis's and Doug's newfound abhorrence of Obama is at
> best disingenuous, given that both of them know what the Democratic
> Party's function is. Suddenly the Democratic nominee's being a
> corporate shill and a warmonger is a scandal?
Uh, did you read what I just said?
> The excruciating thing about all this Obamamania is its delusional
> quality - that he's something other than a loyal servant of the
> status quo. Were he elected, do you think any of the following will
> change? 1) The U.S.'s global imperial ambitions. 2) The U.S.
> jailing more people than any other place on earth. 3) U.S. energy
> profligacy. 4) The fact that the U.S. has the most unequal
> distribution of income and the highest poverty rate in the First
> World. 5) Any of your standard race and gender gaps on income and
> wealth.
>
> Of course they won't change. But to listen to a lot of left-
> liberals, you'd think they will. Politically, he's virtually
> indistinguishable from Hillary Clinton. He's definitely to the
> right of Edwards.