I do not believe that President Obama is any different than President Bush ... sad reality of politics is that the 2 parties are really the same and will screw the average citizen at every turn!!!
On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 4:32 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Why Think Obama Different Than Bush? > *Posted by Michael S. Rozeff <[email protected]> on June 1, 2013 09:10 AM > > Naturally, Obama has emphasized his own pet schemes, but on the big > matters having to do with the structure and reach of the state and empire, > why would anyone have voted for Obama thinking that he'd institute serious > change? I ask that after reading Glenn Greenwald's article > <http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/30/james-comey-fbi-bush-nsa>on > Obama's FBI chief appointment, which once again adds to the solidification > of Bush's illegal behavior and the disappointment in certain quarters. > Why? These people had the wrong models of Obama's behavior, and so they > predicted and expected outcomes that Obama has not supplied. Some thought > that a Democrat would behave differently from a Republican on a range of > "national security" and bill of rights issues. This was wrong. Others > thought that Obama's promises were ones he meant to keep. Not so. Others > thought that a black man would behave differently in the White House. They > were wrong. Some could not see that Obama was conning them, and so they > were wrong. Some thought that Obama was strong enough to resist pressures > from various quarters. This was wrong. Others thought that Obama would > resist the lure of power. Fat chance. What actually has happened is that > Obama was vetted as a candidate for emperor, became elected emperor, and > has behaved as an emperor. What actually has happened is that he has sought > to hold and enhance the powers of the imperial presidency. The best model > was to view Obama as a "man of empire". This is a man strongly committed to > power and wielding power, on behalf of the American state and the American > empire and on behalf of the interests behind it. Shrinkage of the emperor's > powers and the empire's domain are not predicted by this model. Some > thought that since Obama was a constitutional lawyer, he'd understand and > respect the Constitution. Not so. Rights of U.S. citizens are distinctly > secondary in his value scheme in the "man of empire" model, whereas > stability and order within the Empire's home territory are paramount. > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- brine http://brineb.blogspot.com/ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
