The gulf between hope and change

Denver Post by David Sirota | Jan. 24, 2009 (Opinion)

History undoubtedly spurred some of our national outpouring this week. A black man being sworn in to lead a country built on slavery, segregation and persistent racism is an unfathomable landmark.

There were also tears of prospective jubilation. Hearing a new president deliver a Rooseveltian "we're all in this together" speech instead of a Reagan-esque "every man for himself" implied the closure of an entire political era. In that sense, the ... Full Story »

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by Jack Boatwright - Jan. 24, 2009

This article is weak, conflating the author's personal reaction to the inauguration with anxious but speculative criticism. As the last week has shown, it is a mistake to extrapolate Obama's transition to Obama's presidency. Moreover, I do not consider his appointments "less than inspiring." Certainly, there is a great amount of implementation on the Treasury and Commerce side that needs to occur, but why tar Obama with the last sins of the Bush administration? This is not a legitimate op-ed piece, but a series of anxieties thrown together.