Politics: Not all the lefties are infatuated with Obama
I found this article on AlterNet, a news service that promotes a left-of-center point of view:
Obama likes to paint himself as an opponent of the war. He reminds voters of his one — and only one — speech opposing it. But he swiftly changed his mind. Obama told the Chicago Tribune on July 27, 2004, that “there’s not that much difference between my position and George Bush’s position at this stage. The difference, in my mind, is who’s in a position to execute.” Obama added that he “now believes U.S. forces must remain to stabilize the war-ravaged nation, a policy not dissimilar to the current approach of the Bush administration.” Obama wants to leave an estimated 50,000 troops in Iraq to protect our superbases and the Green Zone, our imperial city, to fight terrorism, and to train Iraqi forces. He traveled to Connecticut to campaign on behalf of Sen. Joseph Lieberman, a leading proponent of the war and an advocate of airstrikes against Iran, when Lieberman was challenged by the anti-war candidate Ned Lamont. And when Obama talks about the Palestinians he reads dutifully from the script handed to him by Lieberman and the Israel lobbying group AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
To be perfectly truthful, the idea that Obama doesn’t advocate a withdrawal reminiscent of out shameless abandonment of South Vietnam likes him ore attractive to me as a candidate.
But it gets worse. Peoria’s own medical gadfly, Dr. John Carroll, links Obama to accused influence peddler Tony Rezko, who Dr. Carroll then links to members of Peoria’s medical establishment. It’s too long for me to post here without replicating the whole thing.
Remember, too, that Dr. Carroll accused me of succumbing to Peoria’s Medical Mafia because I wouldn’t let him libel people anymore here on this site. So take it with a grain of salt. I would be shocked if ANY person in public life doesn’t have SOME dealings with corrupt individuals. Peoria is no different.
Hat tip: Elaine Hopkins.
