Obama, the CIA, and the Limits of Conciliation

[BrotherIvan]

35. From a marketing standpoint the 2008 campaign was a beaut.

Increasingly, the election of Barack Obama seems to have functioned more as an anesthetic than as an antidote

This seems to be true in many areas including Wall Street, Trade Agreements, Energy Policy, Labor Relations, Education, &c. The "left" (as in left of batshit) was given a mascot and then told they must stfu, go along, and be grateful, a brilliant move to crush dissent. Good soldiers have taken it to heart and now feel the need to defend the indefensible in order to save face.

A charismatic candidate, camera-ready, well-written speeches, brilliant graphics, and an easily-digested message. After the hellish previous years, it felt like our country had come to its senses and would right itself. And yet, while the administration has thrown a bone on social issues that have no financial bearing when forced to, the neo-liberalism has only been increasing in speed, gliding on greased tracks. There is no effort to define a vision of the future and then fight for it. No plan for what the federal government should do or how it should operate under a Democratic administration. Instead we must witness a bumbling parade of what on the surface seems like mismanagement and disorganization. But look behind the news dumps and mixed messages, and the agenda is as clear as day. I suppose that was the price of winning, to have your name in the history books. I suppose it would take a much stronger person than I or Barack Obama to say no.