Steve Hildebrand Has A Message to Obama’s Progressive Critics: Obama Didn’t Really Want The People In His Cabinet, But He Needed Smart People..Not Morons Like You..
Here is the money quote:
This is not a time for the left wing of our Party to draw conclusions about the Cabinet and White House appointments that President-Elect Obama is making. Some believe the appointments generally aren’t progressive enough. Having worked with former Senator Obama for the last two years, I can tell you, that isn’t the way he thinks and it’s not likely the way he will lead. The problems I mentioned above and the many I didn’t, suggest that our president surround himself with the most qualified people to address these challenges. After all, he was elected to be the president of all the people – not just those on the left.
Did he just say that Obama doesn’t think like the people he chose for the cabinet, but he needed smart people and liberals aren’t smart enough to lead? I do believe he did! And if this isn’t the way Obama thinks, just who appointed these people? Didn’t Obama hire them? I do believe that people are having buyers remorse
Liberals are growing increasingly nervous – and some just flat-out angry – that President-elect Barack Obama seems to be stiffing them on Cabinet jobs and policy choices.
Obama has reversed pledges to immediately repeal tax cuts for the wealthy and take on Big Oil. He’s hedged his call for a quick drawdown in Iraq. And he’s stocking his White House with anything but stalwarts of the left.
Now some are shedding a reluctance to puncture the liberal euphoria at being rid of President George W. Bush to say, in effect, that the new boss looks like the old boss.
“He has confirmed what our suspicions were by surrounding himself with a centrist to right cabinet. But we do hope that before it’s all over we can get at least one authentic progressive appointment,” said Tim Carpenter, national director of the Progressive Democrats of America.
OpenLeft blogger Chris Bowers went so far as to issue this plaintive plea: “Isn’t there ever a point when we can get an actual Democratic administration?”
Even supporters make clear they’re on the lookout for backsliding. “There’s a concern that he keep his basic promises and people are going to watch him,” said Roger Hickey, a co-founder of Campaign for America’s Future.
Obama insists he hasn’t abandoned the goals that made him feel to some like a liberal savior. But the left’s bill of particulars against Obama is long, and growing.
Scott:”Ya mean the man w ZERO experience is really just sizzle and no steak? Amazing! Whodathunkit? color me shocked-SHOCKED I SAY!”
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December 8, 2008 - 01:32 AM on December 8th, 2008
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December 8, 2008 - 01:33 AM on December 8th, 2008
[...] Steve Hildebrand Has A Message to Obama’s Progressive Critics … This is not a time for the left wing of our Party to draw conclusions about the Cabinet and White House appointments that President-Elect Obama is making. Some believe the appointments generally aren’t progressive enough. … [...]
December 8, 2008 - 09:25 AM on December 8th, 2008
[...] Right Voices has a message from Steve Hildebrand: This is not a time for the left wing of our Party to draw conclusions about the Cabinet and White House appointments that President-Elect Obama is making. Some believe the appointments generally aren’t progressive enough. Having worked with former Senator Obama for the last two years, I can tell you, that isn’t the way he thinks and it’s not likely the way he will lead. The problems I mentioned above and the many I didn’t, suggest that our president surround himself with the most qualified people to address these challenges. After all, he was elected to be the president of all the people – not just those on the left. [...]
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December 9, 2008 - 01:28 AM on December 9th, 2008
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LET HIM SMOKE, PLEASE!
It is entirely possible those great classic films may not have been so great, and so moody if it hadn’t been for cigarettes.
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December 9, 2008 - 03:31 AM on December 9th, 2008
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