Legal Commentary

Hyperbole

By Big Tent Democrat

Greg Sargent:

Obama has passed the most ambitious domestic agenda since FDR[.]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. This strikes me as one of the most ridiculous opinions I have seen. Sargent writes this in the context of discussing another article on "why the 'Left' is disappointed with Obama." Suffice it to say that these psychological profiles of why "the Left" is disappointed are condescending at best, insulting at worst. And Sargent goes along for the ride.

For some reason, it is impossible for some to fathom that most on "the Left" do not agree that "Obama has passed the most ambitious domestic agenda since FDR." "The Left" appears to believe that "Obama's agenda" has been pretty tepid. On the economy, does anyone think "Obama's agenda" has been bold and progressive? I don't. The health bill had a very progressive element, the expansion of Medicaid. The rest of the bill is neither progressive nor, imo, is it likely to be effective. The financial reform bill is a joke, imo. Could someone explain to me, beyond listing the title of bills, what "the most ambitious domestic agenda since FDR" actually consists of? Or does that require actually dealing with the POLICY complaints of "The Left" and is thus not allowed?

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on August 24, 2010 (boomark / email).