Months ago I imagined what an enlightened and progressive Obama administration would do. Though it’s still a bit early (not that I am giving him much of a chance), we have an idea of what his presidency will be like. Thus, I’m taking the liberty to review my initial “predictions.” New comments in brackets.
- End the wars of military conquest [Fail]
- End the war on drugs [CA drug raids: Fail]
- Eliminate the nuclear arsenal [Smoke and mirrors from Hillary: Fail]
- End the Wall Street corporatist machine and its plutocracy [Even more Krugmanian Keynesianistic state-corporatism: Fail]
- Abolish the PATRIOT Act [Fail]
- Close Guantanamo [A mixed bag; Guantanamo is more of a symptom than a disease.]
- End executive privileges and executive orders [Rooseveltian Lincolnism: Fail]
- Cuddle with baby seals [Can’t confirm or deny]; and last, but not least
- Solemnly swear to uphold the constitution (and uphold it) [Epic fail]
One of these days/years/decades/centuries democracy will work. Let’s keep trying.
9:25 am on April 1, 2009
