The two candidates who won,
John McCain on the Republican side, and Hillary Clinton on the
Democratic side, are both fervent supporters of the Iraq War
and of American militarism. Clinton talks of permanent US bases
in Iraq. McCain says the US will be in Iraq for a century. What
could the voters in New Hampshire be thinking?
As for progressives and progressive
issues, there are two problems. One is that Hillary Clinton is
no progressive. Like her wayward husband Bill, she is a "triangulator"
who will betray every item on the liberal Democratic agenda
Healthcare reform? Keep it in the hands of
the insurance industry. Crime? Build more prisons, keep the death
penalty machine running, and make it harder for criminals to
appeal their railroaded convictions.
Global warming?
Tokenism and nuclear power. Jobs? Go back to school and retrain-we
need free trade. International crisis? Bomb it.
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