Via Blue Wave News , Van Jones' speech at the Campus Progress National Conference, which rang true to this cautiously optimistic liberal. More from Mr. Jones, via HuffPo: We are trying to build a pro-democracy movement in a country that, at least for eight years, was run by [inaudible] authoritarians. And it is not going to be easy. But I tell you, the most important thing I can say is... We feed the fearmongers. We feed the politics of division, by giving it so much attention and letting it fill up the space in our mind. We have to feed the hope. This country is an extraordinary -- I get choked up -- this is an incredible, beautiful country... That little idiot box off in the corner trying to depress you and make you feel like this is a horrible country and everybody believes evil things about the president... it is just not true. Cut it off, just cut it off and walk down the street and talk to real people in this country. They are sophisticated. They are wise. They don't kno
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I give Obama credit for one difference from GWB, and it's a big one: Obama is more dependable on women's rights. As an old Planned Parenthood contractor, I appreciate that. But I'm waiting to see a few of those campaign promises, if not implemented, at least acted upon... hell, at least not outright reversed.
Constitutional lawyer, MFA...
I have to assume that's because Obama wants to keep the powers Bush assumed through sheer executive overreach, the perverse forms of "trial" (e.g., military commissions) devised in the Bush era that practically guarantee conviction of everyone accused of terrorism, and (as noted above) the "right" of the President to order an American citizen abroad assassinated without any form of trial or other due process. I'm sorry, this is just plain wrong, and Obama's pursuit of it is egregious. It outweighs every good thing Obama has done. And this by an alleged constitutional scholar... what an utter embarrassment it is, or ought to be, for him to proceed in this way.
Honestly.... we either restore the rule of law in this country, or this country will be done. And it'll be sooner, rather than later.