tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17408189.post7984319976977119968..comments2023-06-20T16:26:41.277+02:00Comments on Matthias' fabelhafte Welt: Change We Can Believe In?fabelhaftewelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13236077777960867541noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17408189.post-15360120618879374072008-12-08T21:53:00.000+01:002008-12-08T21:53:00.000+01:00Thanks for the comment!Sure, it is no surprise to ...Thanks for the comment!<BR/>Sure, it is no surprise to me. It was clear to everybody paying attention to what Obama was saying and doing during the campaign and where he got most of his money from. Afghanistan is just one example showing that Obama is not at all breaking with the war doctrine but quite the contrary: he - still thinking the USA can win this lost war - even is willing to send tens of thousands of troops to strengthen the occupation.<BR/>The article still has some good arguments that I wanted to share with people who believed or are still believing in "real change" from above.fabelhaftewelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236077777960867541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17408189.post-78951004805985985472008-12-08T20:40:00.000+01:002008-12-08T20:40:00.000+01:00It's not a "nasty surprise". If people had really ...It's not a "nasty surprise". If people had really paid attention to his centrism during the leadership race, they'd know where he stands and what's to be expected. But the changeyhopeiness, 'historic opportunity' memes thundered more loudly than his actual policy proposals. And now he's already flip-flopping. <BR/><BR/>You'd probably be interested in these 2 articles:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16292.html" REL="nofollow">Liberals voice concerns over Obama</A><BR/><BR/><I>Liberals are growing increasingly nervous – and some just flat-out angry – that President-elect Barack Obama seems to be stiffing them on Cabinet jobs and policy choices.<BR/><BR/>Obama has reversed pledges to immediately repeal tax cuts for the wealthy and take on Big Oil. He’s hedged his call for a quick drawdown in Iraq. And he’s stocking his White House with anything but stalwarts of the left.<BR/><BR/>Now some are shedding a reluctance to puncture the liberal euphoria at being rid of President George W. Bush to say, in effect, that the new boss looks like the old boss.</I><BR/><BR/>The (weak) counter-argument: <A HREF="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-hildebrand/a-message-to-obamas-progr_b_149089.html" REL="nofollow">A Message to Obama's Progressive Critics</A><BR/><BR/><I>This is not a time for the left wing of our Party to draw conclusions about the Cabinet and White House appointments that President-Elect Obama is making.</I><BR/><BR/>Really? When <I>would</I> be the time then?<BR/><BR/>Sheesh.catniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444186590009089070noreply@blogger.com