The Democrats (and a large chunk of moderates, apparently) believed Obama could save us from the problems of the Bush years. The more libertarian wing of the Republican party looks to Ron Paul. So many people labor under the delusion that who is president really matters worth a damn regarding the fundamental course of US [...]
|
||||||
|
Tags: idolatry, Obama, politics, powers, presidents, Walter Wink |
2 comments  Email This Post |  Trackback URL |  Print This Post Eric Boehlert of Media matters has written a very insightful column about the way the media persists in misusing the word “populism” to describe the popular right-wing anger against Obama and his policies. Whereas populism properly refers to a “political philosophy supporting the rights and power of the people in their struggle against [...] Tags: campaigns, McCain, media, Obama, politics, teabaggers |
Leave a comment Email This Post | Trackback URL | Print This Post In a speech given last month to the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, President Obama outlined a “new” strategy for a more streamlined, high-tech army that would be able to respond to multiple conflicts around the globe and free up more resources for the war going on across Afghanistan and Pakistan. Aside from the [...] Tags: Afghanistan, Obama, Pakistan, war |
One comment Email This Post | Trackback URL | Print This Post |
|
|
||||
|
|
||||||
Comments