A Baseless Obama

Check out this article from the liberal/progressive website Common Dreams. In "Obama and the Progressive Base," author Normon Solomon acts as an apologist for Barack Obama and his move to the center and away from the populist brand of progressivism that Obama has been pushing since he started running for president, going so far as to blame Obama supporters for the "disillusionment" they now have for the candidate. While Solomon does state that Obama should be called out on his vote to undermine the privacy of the American public, there is nonetheless a vitriolic response from the readers, mostly toward Obama, and some for Solomon as well. It is these responses that are worth reading (they're much more interesting than the article, and funnier, too) and they are a clear indication that a vast swath of Obama supporters are no longer supporters. The senator needs to come out and say something to appease these people, like "Boy, did I screw up that surveillance vote! I mean to vote no, not yes! No, really! I'm just so darn tired I didn't know what I was doing." Unless Obama can put out this fire, he has got big problems in November.