The executive of the modern state is but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie, thundered the Communist Manifesto in 1848. How true today it sounds.
Which politician in the West – or, for that matter, in most other countries where there is a notionally democratic government in place – dares take on the entrenched interests?
See the way Obama is going down. I have a feeling, he might lose.
Savour this:
The Democratic presidential candidate's slump in the polls has sparked pointed private criticism that he is squandering a once-in-a-generation chance to win back the White House.
Party elders also believe the Obama camp is in denial about warnings from Democratic pollsters that his true standing is four to six points lower than that in published polls because of hidden racism from voters - something that would put him a long way behind Mr McCain.
The Sunday Telegraph has learned that senators, governors and union leaders who have experience of winning hard-fought races in swing states have been bombarding Obamas campaign headquarters with telephone calls offering advice. But many of those calls have not been returned.
A senior Democratic strategist, who has played a prominent role in two presidential campaigns, told The Sunday Telegraph: "These guys are on the verge of blowing the greatest gimme in the history of American politics. They're the most arrogant bunch Ive ever seen. They won't accept that they are losing and they won't listen."
After leading throughout the year, Mr Obama now trails Mr McCain by two to three points in national polls.
Party leaders and commentators say that the Democrat candidate spent too much of the summer enjoying his own popularity and not enough defining his positions on the economy - the number one issue for voters - or reaching out to those blue collar workers whose votes he needs if he is to beat Mr McCain….
Lipstick or
no lipstick, Sarah Palin gives me goose pimples. More than McCain, she seems to symbolise further advancing forces of reaction. That her rhetoric should energise voters speaks volumes of the mindset of the average American.
Still I wouldn’t mind if the White House is amBushed this way. Some point the world would perhaps come to know what kind of characters they are dealing with.
If Obama loses, it will be only because he doesn’t have the guts even to define his agenda, assuming he has one. Despite repeated exhortations, he would not clearly say what he stands for, except for some vague platitudes.
Whether religion or tax or race, he is keener not to offend the average voter, whatever he understands her or him to be. He will be happy not to upset the status quo, that is the message.
Hillary would have made greater sense for the Democrats. She was far more forthright. Only she stood for the old Washington ways, and Obama seemed to present a refreshing alternative. But they didn’t seem to realize that what with constantly looking back whether he is not committing a faux pas, Obama could become a burden for them.
Only last year Ségolène Royal, the candidate of the so-called Socialists lost out meekly to the blustering Sarkozy in Frnace.
She was let down by the vagueness of her project, critics said. She never would say what sort of society she was envisioning. And so there was nothing on the economic model she had in mind.
"In a society falling prey to the social anguish brought about by globalization, the values of equality, redistribution of riches, sharing, solidarity, openness to the world and to others appeared to be losing ground. All the more so that they did not have an audible or credible outlet in the campaign proposals. These last years have been marked, despite a few large-scale social mobilisations, by a complete breakdown in positive attitudes towards collective commitments. This inward turn towards private circles undeniably favoured the welcome of individualist solutions advocated by Nicolas Sarkozy.
"In the circumstances , unclear project, decline in left wing values, the unrelenting accusations of incompetence from the right – all contributed to Ségolène Royal’s loss of credibility," said a frustrated leftwing commentator.
She had everything to win by just articulating strongly the voice of the marginalized. But she wasnt. She would rather lose her election, the coveted presidency than betray her masters or associates, whatever the case.
The same thing seems to be happening in the case of Obama.
Or look at what Sonia and co did or did not in Gurajarat or Bangalore or Orissa .... They wont go beyond a point taking communalists.
Now read the first sentence of this piece. You ill know why dinosaurs may not exactly be dinosaurs as some might like to believe.
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