Yesterday the Chicago Sun Times featured an article by Steve Huntley about the parallels between the Bush and Obama administrations. Among them were the premature declarations of victory, Bush in Iraq, Obama regarding the economy and unemployment. In addition, both administrations alienated the opposite party, Bush with the war in Iraq and Obama with his health care bill. (Biparti-what?) Obviously both administrations differ with one another on just about everything, which is why the term “mirror” was used instead of “carbon copy.” Still, the parallels are uncanny.
It almost seems like both parties as a whole are simply too jaded and begrudged to ever see eye to eye on anything. The political rift is just too great to bridge. One wonders if sometimes we fight against one another so fiercely just for the sake of being in strong opposition against the other side. Like a five year old boy does to prove he’s not like his big sister.
One thing is certain for me: Obama better get on the bipartisan band wagon and work to fix the economy and job markets if he is going to see another four years in his comfy new home. Otherwise he might find himself evicted by the American people with or without health care!
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