Dawn of a New Day of . . . um, OK, We’ll Get This Right Eventually by KTK

I think we have all agreed, in the previous few posts and their comments threads, that Obama represents the first new, and so long overdue, reason for optimism that America has seen for a long time, and many of us understandably hope for much to come from that – and that, also, taken objectively, he is far from an aggressive progressive or even much of a really strong liberal on many issues, and there is much room for disappointment in that, too. Just having something to feel good about in one’s government, for a change, can be intoxicating after the lacerating horrors of the last 8 years, but I think we all realize Obama’s election is far from the entry gates to the promised land.

But still, you want him to at least be making an effort. And sometimes his “centrist” inclinations can leave him in an embarrassingly unoriginal postion. Like . . .

http://msunderestimated.com/2009/01/21/daily-show-what-differences-between-bush-obama-video/

As Jon Stewart says: “I don’t like it either!”

(NB: Do recall that the same speech included some pointed digs at Bush’s war crimes and disgracing of the nation. It’s not like Obama doesn’t have a very different take on all these things – a fact underscored by his shut-down of the Guantanamo military tribunals after less than 24 hours in office. But still . . .)