Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Good-bye George - hopefully

Today is the 13th and there only a week to go before George W. Bush Jr. steps down from the office of the presidency. Not much time to get up to new mischief, but ... who knows. Right?
 
Right now I am listening to a Helen Thomas interview by Amy Goodman on her DemocracyNow web broadcast. Unlike myself, Helen Thomas does not seem to share my lingering paranoia King George will use the imaginary powers of his imperial presidency to NOT step down. However; like myself, Helen does seem to share my doubts Barack Obama will be ushering a new era in American politics.
 
You should check it out.
 
and this brings me to what is the real issue I am concerned about today - the current Israeli assault on Gaza. An assault it seems George Bush appears to have green lighted. An issue also being addressed on DemocracyNow today as Amy Goodman covers protests both for and against the Israeli invasion of Gaza.
 
It seems to me I already see in Obama's silence his weakness and in his quiet acquiescence his servitude to power and money and influences he wrongly believes got him elected.
 
Again I say ... the new boss seems like the old boss.
 
Shame on you Obama.
Where is change we can believe in?

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