[lbo-talk] progress in disillusionment

[Doug Henwood]

In what Mike Allen calls a "17,000-word agenda setter," Eric Alterman announces his disappointment in Obama's presidency.

http://www.thenation.com/print/article/37165/kabuki-democracy

It's mostly about the mess Bush left behind, the obstructionist GOP, the right-wing media machine, and special interests. Obama just can't let his inner pwog run free. Nothing structural about the Dems. Still, this is progress of a sort.

Doug