[lbo-talk] Evaluating the Obama administration

Marv Gandall marvgandall at videotron.ca
Wed Sep 22 12:25:55 PDT 2010


On 2010-09-22, at 11:26 AM, c b wrote:


> Marv Gandall
>
>
>> http://www.metrotimes.com/news/story.asp?id=15364
>>
>> By Jack Lessenberry
>>
>> He should have been doing what his fellow
>> elitist Franklin D. Roosevelt did with such great political success
>> and effect — class warfare.
>
> All the more so in the case of the Obama administration, which, apart
> from its own failings, has had to centrally contend with white racism.
> ^^^^^^^
> CB: Well, "its own failings" is a loaded phrase in this context. Obama
> and the Democrats are down in the polls because of "failings" the Tea
> Party , right-wing liars, demagogues and racists attribute to him, not
> because of the left criticisms you make below.

Do you expect your claim to be taken seriously - that the widely reported disappointment of Democrats and others with the Obama administration is, in essence, without foundation and the result of having been duped by the "Tea Party, right-wing liars, demogogues and racists"?

Do you have any criticisms to make of the administration's performance, any at all?



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