tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post867200153367665849..comments2023-10-24T03:46:41.971-07:00Comments on Contingencies: Don't let the door hit ya.....Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-5327914651752743462010-10-04T09:43:37.774-07:002010-10-04T09:43:37.774-07:00I agree, Mr Carp. Obama sounded progressive only...I agree, Mr Carp. Obama sounded progressive only until he secured the nomination. Once he'd disposed of Hillary, he then turned fairly centrist---and started to hire Clintonites, such as RE...and Hillary herself (as well as G-sachs people, the bailout, etc). <br /><br />I suspect that was all part of some backroom deal with Hillary's people (given how ready and willing she was to Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-38047598371953321622010-10-04T09:03:35.335-07:002010-10-04T09:03:35.335-07:00See, this is why I get so irritated with 'prog...See, this is why I get so irritated with 'progressives' who go on at length about how the Dems ran on ending the war in 2006, and didn't do it. I'm no fan of RE, not by a long shot. But it's important to understand just how thin (ie too thin to see) the mandate to end the war really was.CharleyCarphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367092598444103753noreply@blogger.com