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"I think those of us who voted for McCain are going to be a lot happier with Obama than the people who voted for him." -Republican Indiana resident Valerie Schlink, quoted in the New York Times, 1/18/08 January 20, 2009: The least popular, and most overtly criminal, administration in U.S. history is exiting the stage. The nation's first ever Black president--whose central campaign themes were "hope" and "change"-- is entering. For these basic reasons, the swearing in of Barack Obama as the 44th President has generated a level of excitement and optimism in the U.S. , and around the world, that is unprecedented for a presidential inauguration. Millions of Americans who, to the core of their beings, hated the Bush agenda of war, torture, repression, and religious fanaticism are hopeful that the Obama administration will dismantle that agenda. But will the incoming administration really undo, or even halt the progression of, the Bush program? Or will the new administration continue, in perhaps a slightly different form, that same program? In other words: What is Obama's inauguration actually ushering in? Consider the following questions and answers. But don't just read this passively. Send it on to as many other people as possible --especially progressive folks who genuinely want to end the nightmare of the past 8 years and are counting on Obama to do it for them. Use this for your own ongoing reference, and to open many other eyes to what Obama's inauguration really does--and doesn't--mean. |
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