There’s a growing sense among progressives that they have been duped by President Obama. And that’s why the mixed signals on the public option created such an uproar. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via Joan Walsh, OneRiot, New York Times (Most Emailed), AllTop, Opinion Source, New York Times (Opinion)
This is an opinion piece, but one that is well-supported by facts, and which speaks to an issue of concern to many voters who supported President Obama.
But there’s a point at which realism shades over into weakness, and progressives increasingly feel that the administration is on the wrong side of that line. It seems as ... More »
Obama has become almost two faced. He promised many things that he has not done on the health care issue the 180 turn around on the public option has been just disgusting he is giving away the store and shows no backbone whatsoever. Then there is the matter of Don't Ask Don't Tell: He had a meeting at the White House with many gay groups and promised to do something and to date not a thing - is just yet another case of us being punked, to the point of being lied to.
So there’s a growing sense among progressives that they have, as my colleague Frank Rich suggests, been punked. And that’s why the mixed signals on the public option ... More »
As a self proclaimed liberal/progressive I don't think "we" (progressives/liberals) should be too surprised by some of Obama's positions after all he is at best a moderate--he is not a liberal.
It’s hard to avoid the sense that Mr. Obama has wasted months trying to appease people who can’t be appeased, and who take every concession as a sign that he can be ... More »
“Presenting reliable facts is the most important and the most basic aspect of good journalism.” This is the guideline for News Trust reviewers. The heart of this article is “Experience with Medicare suggests that a government-run plan would have lower costs than private insurers; in addition, it would introduce more competition and keep premiums down.” This is not factual information. Instead it is liberal propaganda. A simple news search will find that Medicare is going broke and that liberals themselves are looking at Medicare as an example of inefficiency. Furthermore, the same loose “logic” could be applied to any and all ‘for profit’ insurance companies.
I would agree that Obama is a master of ‘Clintonese’, as perhaps most politicians are. The only thing more worrisome than an all talk and no substance politician is a no substance politician who actually tries to ‘fix’ something. I am not directing this at Obama exclusively, but at all politicians. Spinmasters are eventually perceived as such.
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