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On the Lack of Left-Wing Pressure On Obama
Back on Friday, John Judis and Glenn Greenwald both published articles decrying the lack of concerted, effective, institutional left-wing pressure on President Obama. The specific context of their complaints was the smaller than needed size of the stimulus / jobs package. The argument was that ...
Don't Trust, But Conciliate
swampland.blogs.time.com — In the history of the Obama Administration, Judd Gregg's decision to pull out of the Commerce job will seem a pinprick. After all, how important is Commerce? Gregg himself voted to shutter the place--which was probably an early sign that he wasn't ... (more) Don't Trust, But Conciliate
McCain says Obama needs to work on bipartisanship | Politics
reuters.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain said on Friday that President Barack Obama should include Republicans in his plans sooner if he really wants their support after the bitter debate over the $787 billion economic stimulus bill. McCain, who ... (more) McCain says Obama needs to work on ...
Mr. President: Turn Back While There’s Still Time
Mr. President: Turn Back While There’s Still Time
pajamasmedia.com — Barack Obama's government-centric economic policies are causing rampant fear on Wall Street and Main Street. (more) Mr. President: Turn Back While There’s Still Time
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Defending The "Left Flank?"
TalkLeftChris Bowers provides a strange defense to "the Left" against Glenn Greenwald's charge that it allowed itself to be coopted by then-candidate Obama's Presidential campaign: In this passage, [Greenwald] is explicitly accusing a large number of unnamed progressive organizations of cynically exploiting support for Obama--support which the leaders of these organizations apparently did not share--into increased traffic, membership and revenue. This argument is in unfair. It accuses the leadership of many progressive organizations of actually being on ...

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