Reading Tea Leaves

It is highly embarrassing for the left supporters of Barack Obama to be feverishly searching for good works from his administration. One friend of mine sees minor nuances in Obama's statements about Israel/Palestine as signs of hope rather than seeing the backing of the most fascist Israeli government to date as a sign of the same old policy. It's very much like reading tea leaves. If it weren't for the animal rights movement, they would probably be reading entrails. The problem is that there is nothing there to point to. Health care? Looks like Obama will make it worse. The environment? No substance. The economy? Total capitulation to finance capital. I call this Obama denial. The longer they take to awake from it, the longer it will take to rally the millions who really do want progressive chance and believe that we can. The Obama administration is a cul de sac, a dead end. Time to do a U-turn and face reality.