Obama mainlines the stuff. I'd swear it powers the whole Creative Class.

To make matters worse, Burger King started selling some lemon-cilantro somethingorother. I am so fucked.

Posted by Bruce Bartlett

Looks like the left is making the same mistake with Obama that the right made with Bush. Under Bush, the right became a wholely-owned subsidiary of the Republican Party. It looks like the left has decided to take the same buy-out from the Democratic Party.

The left (more of it, at any rate) would have been all over Hillary, holding her accountable. But, so far, still not able to do so with Obama (except for a few...).

for anything other than child endangerment - and even that was a slap on the wrist.

Judis should buy a hint; he doesn't have a clue. He may have been writing for ages, but he misses way too much. The left will always be less organized than the right wing gang. Even if MoveOn, Obama's lap dog, started a raucous, Obama wouldn't feel much pressure.

Water doesn't jump and Whole Food lefties don't pressure.

And yes, those will be long four years for the American people, but not before they let the Republican terrorists control again in 2010. This, of course, will make a mess into a major mess.

See you in hell guys. (Somebody has to pay for the politicians sins.)

It's true; you can't even make this stuff up.

As for Mr. Judis (who I'm not familiar with), if he hasn't realized he's in the wilderness with the rest of us up until now, I'd like to offer him a sardonic welcome to the wilderness.

You know, the mainstream narrative has always been that the left welcomed Obama. What they fail to mention is that Team Obama was co-opting the Democratic Party at the same time, taking over all of its instruments.

I wish when it was announced that the DNC was being moved to Chicago that much of the left wouldn't have been so ambivalent (and some were even irrationally estatic) and clueless about what this meant.

You know that FDR part about "making me do it?", well, I'm not even sure that's possible with Obama because he's co-opted enough of the instruments of the left and effectively mothballed them that they couldn't bite him if they wanted to. Obama's already muzzled that dog. Unfortunately, the only dog he didn't muzzle was the blue one...

read for me.

Prof. Darren Hutchinson concludes his piece with these paragarphs:

Liberal Regrets: Not Obama's "Fault"
Progressives cannot blame Obama for his effort to straddle the ideological center. Instead, they must look inward and discover why they chose to treat a politician (as skillful in that role as he might be) as someone who is mythological or larger than life.

They should also canvass history, as Judis has done, to learn about the critical role of passionate collective activism in the evolution of U.S. politics and policy. Moderate presidents have presided over great changes in the U.S., but they did so with the backing and agitation of engaged social movements. True social change does not result from effusive adoration and acquiescence; instead, it arises from criticism, collective activism, strategic compromise and political opportunity.

Conclusion: Silence and Defensive Partisanship Will Not Create Change Either
Many liberals have remained silent or have become defensive partisans in response to commentary that reveals striking similarities between Obama's policies and Bush-era practices that provoked sustained and angry criticism from the Left. Consequently, I am not hopeful that progressives will welcome dissent and self-criticism in the near future. Dissent and criticism, however, are staples of successful social movement activism, which is an essential component of progressive (or conservative) political change.

Lots of links at the site.

Really. I don't think the left has truly dealt with this or even acknowledged it.