Another thing the discussion so far seems to have overlooked is finances. McCain isn't Bush 3.0 (or is that Bush 1.2?) because unlike Poppy Bush and Bushwa Jr., he can't seem to raise money. The fundamentalists and evangelicals aren't going to pay for his campaign (they didn't even really pay for Huckabee's). But the corporate establishment seems to be betting that the crisis is like the downturn at the end of Poppy's presidency and that a Democrat can fix it. That is also why national security state establishment types keep popping up (usually dressed like 'common people') at Obama rallies.
That is about the only way to explain why Clinton and Obama both have so much money. We might be seeing a fundamental shift, too, like the way the business and military establishment got behind Blair's purged Labour Party and made it the party of the British establishment. But it is THE empire we are talking about here, not a former one. So the analogy is a weak one most likely. I would say it's still the Demoncrat's election to lose. I really hope that Obama becomes president and that his first appointment to the Supreme Court is Anita Hill. Then I would know he really is different. Guess I could have titled this with the crisis thread title. CJ _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
