As Obama turns his back on the problem of Global Warming in Copenhagen it is almost impossible to continue wondering if this leader is progressive in any way other than in the hopes of his often progressive supporters.
Turning his back on all humanity and the future of our species was not enough for the well spoken closet reactionary from Hawaii. His pseudoprogressive medical bill consolidates the the alliance between big government and the industries who want to shake down the American people so they can profit by denying healthcare. Now the government will criminalize those who don't pay their full share to the insurance, pharma, and hospital rackets.
Then Obama's escalation of the war in Afghanistan is an obvious sign that he is
just another imperialist war lord. Enough said, imperialist war lords are not
progressives!
Of course Obama's complete sell out to finance capital and Wall Street is his and Congresses overarching crime against democracy, liberty and justice.
Obama also seems to be preparing the public for a more open war with Iran. He has done nothing for the Palestinians.
In Latin America Obama has led an offensive against democracy and justice from Central America to South America. His regime supported and/or led the coup in Hondurus and the subsequent regime. He is laying the basis for a more open war on Venezuela and the continued enslavement of Colombia.
Of course Obama is different than Bush in many cultural and social ways. He is also a good reader of his script whereas Bush was the opposite. But these pleasant and shiney differences are trivial compared to Obama's reactionary policies and his political philosophy which leaves truly progressive Democrats out in the cold.
That is the role of the Democratic Party in the United States. It is a dead end road for progressive hopes, decade after decade. When will we learn? Obama is, in substance, little different than Clinton, maybe worse.
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