Irvine511
Blue Crack Supplier
while i agree and think that Obama's considerable achievements have been overlooked, partly due to a sputtering economy (compared to Clinton's roaring economy), but part of that is also his fault.
he absolutely invited us to believe that he was the one we had been waiting for, that he was the great hope that liberals have always believed would come and save us all from history and move us into a utopian future. Obama understood this very, very well, and he knew that, consciously or subconsciously, his life story is *exactly* what liberals believe is the stuff of real American exceptionalism.
so he has played a part in whatever disappointment white liberals might feel, because he not just allowed but invited them to project whatever qualities they wanted upon him.
and i suppose i'm just repeating what's been outlined in the article, but i also think that such wistful thinking evaporates when you're in the voting booth and potentially looking at a lever with the words "PERRY/RUBIO (R)" on them.
he absolutely invited us to believe that he was the one we had been waiting for, that he was the great hope that liberals have always believed would come and save us all from history and move us into a utopian future. Obama understood this very, very well, and he knew that, consciously or subconsciously, his life story is *exactly* what liberals believe is the stuff of real American exceptionalism.
so he has played a part in whatever disappointment white liberals might feel, because he not just allowed but invited them to project whatever qualities they wanted upon him.
and i suppose i'm just repeating what's been outlined in the article, but i also think that such wistful thinking evaporates when you're in the voting booth and potentially looking at a lever with the words "PERRY/RUBIO (R)" on them.