Reply #32: I might heave a sigh too - about Glover's tired refrain

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which has been sung on DU thousands of times over the last two months. The same old tired chestnuts trotted out too - bring out the old talking points

1. Wall street bailed out but main street wasn't - this is a stupid point on many levels. First, if the banking industry had collapsed it would have devastated main street, secondly perhaps both the stimulus bill and the Republican opposition to it and their offered alternatives (tax cuts, tilted upwards) have been forgotten.

2. Iraq, Afghanistan and the middle east - not sure why these are all thrown together. What is Obama doing in the middle east that is the same as Bush? What would Glover (or DU) like to see different in the 'Middle East (sans Iraq)' Well Iraq seems to be drawing down. There were 4 US casualties in December, 11 in November, 9 in October and 10 in September. Let's just ignore that good news and say its the same as George W. Bush 'stay the course' with 68 casualties in December 2005 and 86 in November 2005.

As for Afghanistan, Democrats, not just Obama, have long stressed that it is more important than Iraq and should not be abandoned
see Kerry's comments here
http://www.johnkerry.com/blog/entry/afghanistan_al_qaeda_and_the_war_on_terror/

particularly his speech on 14 Sep 2006.

I have long noticed and complained that Obama is no Jesse Jackson, but frustrating as that may be, that doesn't make him a George W Bush either. I am getting too old to keep hearing that shit.