Obama's Agenda & The Difference Between Tactics & Strategy

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fivethirtyeight.com - 11/26/2008

Obama's Agenda & The Difference Between Tactics & Strategy

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There is, to say the least, a lot of jumping to conclusions about just which type of President Barack Obama is liable to be, by which I mean whether he'll govern from the left or the center. This speculation has been principally based on his cabinet appointments, a subject that people may be ...

corner.nationalreview.com - 11/29/2008

Bush Through the Obama Prism

— corner.nationalreview.com — I think Obama may do more for George Bush's reputation than anyone thinks. I've collated the dozens... of articles from liberal thinkers that explain why so far Obama--the candidate of hope and change, and cleaning out the entrenched status quo that so ... (more) Bush Through the Obama Prism

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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 11/29/2008

Obama's small donor base image is a myth, new study reveals

— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Everybody knows how president-elect Barack Obama's amazing campaign money machine was based mainly on several million regular... folks sending in hard-earned amounts under $200, a real sign of his broadbased grassroots support. Except, it ... (more) Obama's small donor base image is a myth, new study reveals

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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/25/2008

John Brennan: Change We Cannot Believe In

— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — The good news from last night's 60 Minutes interview is that Obama has clearly committed himself to... ending the torture policy of Bush and Cheney. But that clarity will sadly be in doubt if Marc is right and John Brennan becomes the next CIA ... (more) John Brennan: Change We Cannot Believe In

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"Progressivism" In The 90s And Today
TalkLeft — ... It is a bit of an obsession for me, but the mischaracterization of Bill Clinton's Presidency and the views of Senator Hillary Clinton still bothers me a great deal. Here is Poblano: ...

Midday open thread
Daily Kos — ... Yeah, Obama's agenda is quite progressive. Whether he delivers on that agenda remains to be seen, of course, but I can't be all that worked up over his cabinet appointments if those appointee's jobs are to deliver on the agenda. ...

Digby, Hegemony and the Policy-Personnel Debate
Open Left - Front Page — ... While there's certainly some truth to this, I believe it's clearly overdrawn, since a good many people were convinced that Obama's policies were already quite progressive--he was against the Iraq War, remember?--and it wasn't just cultural signifiers they were depending on. We've certainly had no shortage of such commentators here making such arguments. And Wednesday, Nate Silver weighed in with what purports to be a fairly comprehensive sorting of Obama's policy initiatives into their ideological positions, showing a huge overall tilt in the ...

Nate Silver's Curious Categorization of Obama's Policy Agenda
Open Left - Front Page — ... Wednesday, Nate Silver weighed in with what purports to be a fairly comprehensive sorting of Obama's policy initiatives into their ideological positions, showing a huge overall tilt in the progressive direction. I think Nate's categorization is somewhat questionable, but I do think that the impression he has is one that is widely shared: Obama appears quite progressive to many who have supported him, and that is a major reason why they have felt little or no need to pressure him. Digby is correct in saying that there's misperception involved, but it's just ...