Wojtek
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
> On Nov 4, 2009, at 10:02 AM, Sean Andrews wrote:
>
> But isn't this a bit like shooting fish in a barrel? I mean this
>> prediction is almost as assured as the sun rising. I'm interested to
>> know: do you think they are wrong? Do you think this is at all
>> evidence that it might have been better to actually be remotely
>> leftist in terms of the policies actually written by the
>> administration? Or is this just wishful thinking on the part of
>> people who wouldn't know a leftist policy (or leftish politician) if
>> it landed on their head? I sense you think it is something like the
>> latter but I think it could be both, in which case, you are right to
>> chide these folks but not because they aren't right. Right?
>>
>
> I always like the Suck.com slogan - a fish, a barrel, a smoking gun.
>
> There are two problems with the libs position, at least. One is that the
> American public's political instincts are fairly conservative. Going left
> isn't going to win elections, really. Maybe after Carrol Cox organizes the
> masses, things could change, but not now. And the other is that the American
> political system - the whole shebang, meaning the structure of "checks and
> balances," campaign finance, ideology, built-in deference to the rich, etc.
> - would never allow such a leftish turn, even if BHO wanted to make it.
> Which he doesn't, and never did - and wants to even less now than two days
> ago.
>
> Doug
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