I know this is obvious, and has been observed many times in different ways, but I was struck (again) this morning with how quiet the progressive left has been about Obama doing the same things as his predecessor.
Where is Code Pink? Where is Cindy Sheehan and the other Gold Star Mothers? Where are ANSWER and UFPJ?
There were literally dozens of protests, marches, and demonstrations about the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan, the prison at Guantánamo Bay, the USA PATRIOT Act, and almost every other action taken by the White House during the Bush administration.
Then Obama got elected and all the protests died out. And Obama continued firmly down the same road as Bush. We are still in Iraq. He has increased troop levels in Afghanistan. Did you know that for every two soldiers that died in Afghanistan under Bush, three have died under Obama? Guantanamo is still open—and not a single case has gone to trial. There were Abu Ghraib–like kill-shot trophy photos from the military under his command. He started another unconsititutional war in Libya (at least Bush asked for permission first). He has extended and expanded the government's intrusion into liberties with TSA porno-scanners, sexual molestations at airports, and the renewal of the USA PATRIOT Act. And he didn't even sign the law extending the that act—his autopen did.
And where are the protests?
Bush bailed out Detroit. Obama bailed out Detroit. Bush bailed out the banks. Obama bailed out the banks. Bush passed Medicare Part D. Obama passed ObamaCare. Bush used a covert program of using predator drones to commit acts of undeclared war against Pakistan and Yemen. Obama used and continues to use a covert program of using predator drones to commit acts of undeclared war against Pakistan and Yemen.
Where are the protests?
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