[lbo-talk] A liberal geek defense of Ron Paul

[Matt]

On 12/31/2011 11:14 AM, Doug Henwood wrote:
> It was not completely fanciful to expect that Obama would have been a
> little stronger - more a Teddy Roosevelt Progressive, with some
> modest but sensible regulation coming off the Second Gilded Age, if
> not an FDR New Dealer. Even against that modest expectation, he's
> been a disappointment.

This could be a grand re-election strategy.  Lurch to the right for the
first term, causing the Republicans to scramble amongst extremists for a
candidate.  Bet that the frustrated and disillusioned liberals and
progressives will still vote for him anyway, because holy shit -
President Newt Gingrich or Rick Santorum???

I am not predicting radical policies during the second term, but it may
not be quite as repressive.

Matt

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