Little hope, less change, lots of uncertainty, and Democrats who went from revolutionary fervor to the boring Ministry of Truth in less than nine months.
Have you stopped reading, listening, watching, and paying attention to most of what now passes for establishment public or popular culture?
What is racism? What is sodomy? Who are the "rich"? These days, the answers are never simple.
Why did Obama think he should risk presidential and national capital in such ambiguous circumstances? Ego? Sloppy prep work? Payback to pals? Hubris? (Also read Richard Fernandez: The Ego Has Landed.)
If Obama paid closer attention to history, he wouldn't be turning U.S. foreign policy upside-down in such a hurry.
Obama's rejection of American exceptionalism shows that he does not understand that America made him — he does not make America.
The serious and once legitimate word “racist/racism” tragically has lost all currency.