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Obama & the $ubprimers
Cambridge, Mass.
Thanks to Max Fraser for his fact-based "Subprime Obama" [Feb. 11]. Most progressives have been seduced by Barack Obama's charisma. But his voting record, his proposals on bread-and-butter issues and his list of economic advisers demonstrate that he is a centrist. As recession looms and Americans lose their jobs, their healthcare, their homes, it is time for real change in our economic priorities. Obama almost certainly cannot deliver real change--particularly if he challenges the centrist Clinton from the right. I hope I am wrong. Obama is an inspirational orator and an intelligent, likable man. But I make my decisions based on his public record.
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