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Third Parties and the Election of 2012

Barack Obama's presidency has been a shameless sham. In 2008, the Obama campaign had the gall to accuse Hillary Clinton of having "Bush lite" aspirations, and then, incredulously, after winning the election, proceeded exactly in the manner of what they said Hillary's administration would have become. In fact, their famous "change" signs and slogans would have been more accurate if they had said "Bush lite." In some instances, Obama is even worst than Bush, setting additional dangerous precedents by bypassing laws, due process and the Constitution. For instance, Obama's rule is threatening first amendment rights in the Gulf of Mexico, by saying that citizens who take photographs of the environmental damage or otherwise survey the scenery can be charged with felonies. Like Bush, Obama's rule has been lax on environmental and banking/financial institution regulation (the proposed financial legislation that they support is watered-down Kool-aid), with too cozy relations with shady corporatists. The so-called peace candidate of 2008 is still continuing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the latter which we conditionally backed until it became clear through a recent Senate investigation that there was a half-hearted effort from the political brass from the get-go to catch OBL. Independents and third parties should electorally abandon Obama and the major parties. and find a coalition candidate for president in 2012.

[Originally posted on "Commoner" on 7/9/10; revised 7/11/10.]

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