Again, I believe there is a qualitative difference between Obama and the Republicans.
But given that the Patriot acts have been law for years now, and a huge apparatus has been developed to implement those laws by Bush, repealing the laws is a whole different story.
Yes, I’m disappointed Obama has not changed the status quo at CIA. But I understand that he’s had other priorities. For example, I would rather Obama concentrate on withdrawal from Iraq first.
Gays in the military was a campaign promise; and Obama has delivered. That, in itself, was not an easy task. He was up against an old fashioned military establishment and a Republican opposition hell-bent on seeing him fail, no matter the merits of the policy.
One thing at a time. Progress comes one thing at at time, one day at a time.[/quote]
Brian: You realize that the post above is just excuses, right?
Knowing what we now know about Obama and the CIA, that means Obama delivered that Cairo speech in 2009 knowing full well it had the substance of wind.
As to qualitative difference: Bullshit. Obama is not only continuing the policies of his predecessor, in some cases he’s expanded them.
Progress, even one step at a time, means moving forward, even incrementally. This is NOT progress, this is regression. This is the loss of civil liberties, this is a contravened Constitution and Bill of Rights and you’re content to throw out excuses (that really don’t have a basis in reality, if you’re truly willing to be honest and confront the facts).
There is NO progress here. You know that. And there is NO qualitative difference, either. As a country we’ve gotten so willing and able to blame the “other guy”, that we’ve been completely gulled into ignoring the TRUE FACTS about how this country is truly run. Whether its the criminal banksters of Wall Street getting a pass from BOTH Dubya AND Obama, whether its the creation and implementation of a National Security State that dates back to the end of WWII, or the fact that both parties have sold America down the river, we’re content to be happy with the repeal of DADT and call it “progress”.
