Obama: Giving Raspberry to Progressives With Cabinet/Staff Picks?

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:00 AM EST

Article Source: newsbusters.org

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DailyKos and DemocraticUndergroud types are starting to get a bit miffed at their messiah. So far, no one from their ranks has been given the nod to take a spot on Obama's staff or to fill his cabinet openings. The "progressives" are noticing, too, that far from bringing a "new" wave of politics to Washington, so far Obama is bringing back the age of Clinton. Instead of Washington becoming Obamopolis, it is a re-birthed Clintonville that is rising like a phoenix from the ashes.

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The funniest suggestion the Progressive made was in saying that the famous UFO spotter from Ohio, Dennis Kucinich, would have made the better choice for Secretary of State. That suggestion in and of itself really proves how one just cannot take the folks at The Progressive magazine seriously.
Still, it is amusing to see Obama wholly snub the extreme left as he gears up to start his administration.
And it isn't just The Progressive magazine starting to get suspicious.

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