WTF is up with Barack Obama?

[carpe diem]

http://www.davidsirota.com/2005/05/whats-happened-to-barack-obama.html

What's Happened to Barack Obama?

I have high hopes for Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), and not just because he gave one good convention speech at the Democratic National Convention. As a civil rights lawyer who represented a working class urban district in the Illinois state legislature, Obama has all the trappings of a leader who could break conventions and be a serious voice for progressives on the national stage. Unfortunately, his first six months in office have given progressives a reason to be worried that he will be just another cog in the Establishment's machine, throwing his significant political capital behind some of the worst initiatives to move through Congress.
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This pretty much nails some of my concerns about Obama...maybe he has a plan for trying to be effective in Senate, but to this point, it's been pretty demoralizing on top of all the other disapointments we've endured...

[acmejack]

1. DLC man

nt

[cornermouse]

2. He's busy developing a reputation for being a major disappointment.

[GreenArrow]

3. He's a self-serving Corporatist

Ya gotta go along to get along.