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raybeckerman commented on the blog post Another Insider Declares Deal Was Made to Stop Public Option
I don’t disagree with anything in your article but the headline is quite misleading….
The head of HCAN was not an “insider”.
An “insider” would have been someone working for Obama.
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raybeckerman commented on the blog post American Citizen Anwar al-Awlaki Assassinated in Yemen
I don’t know the facts of the case, but if the guy was engaged in making war against the United States, I don’t see how his US citizenship, or due process rights that would attach to criminal proceedings, come into play, nor do I see why it is any more an “assassination” than any other killing of an enemy in war.
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raybeckerman commented on the blog post The American Jobs Act, Summarized
David
What do you mean you “don’t have time to analyze it”? Then what business do you have writing an article you expect people to read headlined “The American Jobs Act, Summarized”? Why didn’t you find someone who did have the time?
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raybeckerman commented on the blog post Ideology-Obsessed GOP Knowingly Courted Political Disaster with Vote to Privatize Medicare
I don’t think they’re “ideological” at all.
They’re corrupt, and do what is in the best interests of their corporate overlords.
The insurance industry has paid them to try to cripple Medicare, and that’s what they are trying to do. [notice I said "are", not "were"]
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raybeckerman commented on the blog post Video: Police Brutality Against Col. Ann Wright at Quantico Rally for Bradley Manning
I don’t see it as a convincing showing of police brutality. Sorry.
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raybeckerman commented on the diary post President Obama Gets Leading Proponent of Social Security Privatization and Bubble Economy to Tout Budget Deal by Dean Baker.
Excellent article.
I made a similar point in blog post about yesterday’s “perfect storm”, A perfect storm: Bernie Sanders & the People vs. Reagan, Obama, Clinton & “mainstream media”
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raybeckerman commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Roger D. Hodge, The Mendacity of Hope: Barack Obama and the Betrayal of American Liberalism
Obama clearly has the ability to get on track.
His presidency is in some ways reminiscent of JFK’s. JFK despite his wit, demeanor, and charisma, wasn’t doing much for liberal policies.
Shortly before his death, he did get on track, and would have achieved much had he lived.
The people who provided the strong base for Obama’s election are still here. We provided that base because Obama’s campaign rhetoric meshed with our values. If he starts bring his policies into synch with his campaign rhetoric, we will all be thrilled.
And his late mother, presently rolling over in her grave, will smile broadly.
