[Peace-discuss] Fw: COLUMN: Our Dear Leader

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From: "David Sirota" <ds at davidsirota.com>
To: <unionyes at ameritech.net>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 8:49 AM
Subject: COLUMN: Our Dear Leader


> Our Dear Leader
>
> By David Sirota
>
> Creators Syndicate, 12/1/08
>
> Judging by the proliferation of capital letters in the e-mail
> correspondence I receive, many seem worried that Barack Obama may not
> deliver the promised "change we can believe in."
>
> After voters rejected the mantra of free trade and deregulation, some
> contacting me say they are upset about Obama hiring so many
> free-trading deregulators who birthed today's economic mess.
>
> With the president-elect having touted his opposition to the Iraq
> war, some are bothered "that Obama's national security team will be
> dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold
> hawkish views," as the Los Angeles Times reports.
>
> Others recall Obama insisting that "change doesn't come from
> Washington, change comes to Washington," and say they are dismayed
> that his government will be run by Washington insiders. And still
> others are confused that Obama championed a progressive platform but,
> as the Nation's Chris Hayes notes, "not a single, solitary, actual
> dyed-in-the-wool progressive" has been floated for a major Cabinet
> position.
>
> To my fearful letter writers, I offer three responses.
>
> To read the full nationally syndicated newspaper column go here:
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> http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008449243_opin01sirota.html
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