Jeff Inglis & Diedre Fulton, Boston Phoenix
Let's be honest: we didn't vote for the Barack Obama his campaign advertised. We didn't vote for an African-American man, nor for a US senator from Illinois, nor for a father, a husband, an activist, or a young politician. We voted for the Barack Obama we fantasized -- the progressive miracle worker. We voted for Change.
Millions of us stood up and shouted, handed out fliers, talked to our neighbors, donated hard-earned money, and drove people to the polls for Change. We screamed, hugged, kissed, and cried when we learned Change had come to America. We knew Change wouldn't come overnight, that it would take time, but we were excited that we had elected a man who was open to Change, who said he wanted to consider real people's needs while in the Oval Office. We eagerly awaited the first hints of Change, as the president-elect's transition developed.
And now, we have reason to worry that Change is not coming to America after all. For nearly two years we were encouraged to "Be the Change you want to see in America." It is now obvious that we have a ways to go toward Being that Change. And so does President-elect Barack Obama. And that, above all else, needs to Change.
It goes on (and on, and on, and on) from there, about FISA, and Robert Gates, and Hillary, and . . . well, you get the picture. he's changed, and that's not the change we gave our spare change for. h/t Mark Steyn, who quips:
Mr Inglis, meanwhile, has started a Take Back Barack blog. This would be the point in the chick flick in which the gal playing Meg Ryan's best friend says, "Girl, you never had him in the first place." |