What does it say about the President, a supposed Progressive--a black man--when he finds himself at odds with MoveOn.org, one of the Left's most respected NGO's, all the while being lavished with praise by Bush's former Chief of Staff, Karl Rove [1]?
The progressive advocacy organization MoveOn.org formally opposed President Obama's troop surge strategy on Tuesday, calling it "wrong" and urging its five million members to call the White House to voice their displeasure.
The group's anti-escalation statement was long predicted. But the politics of it still seem noteworthy. MoveOn played an integral role in rallying grassroots support for Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign. And it remains one of largest organizing, if not ideological, forces within the progressive community today. Read more [2].
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[1] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/01/bush-officials-rnc-praise_n_375400.html
[2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/01/moveon-moves-against-obam_n_375677.html