re: Obama’s Administration/Transition To Power [Merged]
What I think? Yes we will see change in the white house but just the faces will change. Nothing new will come about. In these 2 months, Obama will be receiving more lessons from the top… (“security briefings”) These will help him carry out Bush style politics while America celebrates his so-called “race victory”…
While the election of Barack Obama is a blow to George W. Bush-Republicanism and a gain for racial equality in this country, it is in many ways only a symbolic victory. The future of the U.S.’s foreign and economic agenda will continue to be saturated with ideologies and individuals that are directly responsible for our current predicament, both in the Middle East and domestically.
Celebrating the end of the ugly Bush era is one thing. Celebrating the continuation of their policies with a different administration in the White House is quite another. **With these prospective appointments, Obama seems to be moving backwards to Clintontime. This may be sufficient change for some, but it far from a progressive push toward social, economic, and environmental justice.**
For significant change to happen, the kind that is needed in order to mend the wounds of the Bush years, we have to put down our Obama signs and force Congress and the new administration to end the wars in the Middle East, and push for regulating the financial industry while providing true universal health-care and economic safety-nets for all Americans.
Given the make up of his potential advisors, we’re in for a long uphill battle. **So let’s drop our illusions and start organizing, beginning with a discussion of what “organizing” even means in today’s political climate.**
: Information Clearing House - ICH](http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21162.htm )