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Obama: Giving Raspberry to Progressives With Cabinet/Staff Picks?
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... DailyKos and DemocraticUndergroud types are starting to get a bit miffed at their messiah. So far, no one from their ranks has been given the nod to take a spot on Obama's staff or to fill his cabinet openings. The "progressives" are noticing, too, that far from bringing a "new" wave of politics to Washington, so far Obama is bringing back the age of Clinton. Instead of Washington becoming Obamopolis, it is a re-birthed Clintonville that is rising like a phoenix from the ashes. ...
No Obamopolis It Seems, Instead We Get Clintonville
Flopping Aces —
... of the process, said Napolitano was about to be offered the job. The Washington Post also reported that she was Obama’s choice.
Washington insiders and more lobbyist connections, including Daschle whose wife has worked as a lobbyist for the airline companies for many years AND he himself has been a lobbyist for the health industry. But whats another lobbyist when you already have a dozen in the pocket?
The left is getting a bit miffed themselves:
When is Obama going to appoint someone who reflects the ...
Obama's Useful Idiots Discovering They're No Longer Useful
JammieWearingFool —
Hope, change and whining . The election is over 16 days now and all the promises of a shiny new progressive world haven't yet materialized. It's one thing to pander to the far left, but when it comes time to actually be president, Barack Obama at least realizes stocking his cabinet with nutroots darlings isn't the way to go. Look, there are a lot of talented progressives who could be in an Obama cabinet. Joseph Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize-winner in economics and a critic of corporate globalization. He should be Treasury Secretary. Senator Russ Feingold is a champion of civil ...
Quote of the day
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... “[I]f Obama really wanted change, if he really wanted to honor progressives who backed him early on and then did the grunt work against McCain, he’d nominate Dennis Kucinich as Secretary of State. That sure would indicate a welcome departure from empire as usual. But at this point, progressives are getting absolutely nothing from Obama .”
Obama Throws No Bones to Progressive Base
Flopping Aces —
... director. Arlene Holt Baker, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, would be a tremendous Secretary of Labor. And if Obama really wanted change, if he really wanted to honor progressives who backed him early on and then did the grunt work against McCain, he’d nominate Dennis Kucinich as Secretary of State.
That sure would indicate a welcome departure from empire as usual.
But at this point, progressives are getting absolutely nothing from Obama.
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Where’s that CHANGE we heard so much during the TWO YEARS Obama was a ...
Obama: Giving Raspberry to Progressives With Cabinet/Staff Picks?
Stop The ACLU —
-By Warner Todd Huston [image] DailyKos and DemocraticUndergroud types are starting to get a bit miffed at their messiah. So far, no one from their ranks has been given the nod to take a spot on Obama’s staff or to fill his cabinet openings. The “progressives” are noticing , too, that far from bringing a “new” wave of politics to Washington, so far Obama is bringing back the age of Clinton. Instead of Washington becoming Obamopolis, it is a re-birthed Clintonville that is rising like a phoenix from the ashes. It is certainly too early to claim that Barack Obama is going to be a ...
More Obama Appointment News
Open Left - Front Page —
... , one of the main executors of the bailout, and the Bush-Cheney CIA? Really? We are way beyond the lack of progressives in Obama's cabinet selections. This borders on not even being change of any kind. The same Department of Defense. The same bailout. The same CIA. ...
NOT EVEN A BONE FOR THE NETNUTS
Right Wing Nut House —
... this year’s presidential and congressional elections, that voters across the country wanted Joe Lieberman to be stripped of his committee chairmanship is not one of them. I can understand the rage of the netnuts over Lieberman and disgruntlement over Obama’s national security choices.They helped out in destroying Hillary Clinton’s candidacy and here’s Obama on the verge of naming her Secretary of State. How bellicose of Obama! Couldn’t he find someone who voted against the war who was qualified? Joseph Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize-winner in economics and a critic of corporate ...
Change We Can Perceive In
techPresident —
... ?" And at The Progressive last week, Matthew Rothschild asked angrily: "When is Obama going to appoint someone who reflects the progressive base that brought him to the White House?" ...
