The fact that the Obama administration is a profoundly conservative status quo administration does mean that the choice in terms of foreign policy and regulation of Wall Street is mostly window dressing, but that does not mean that the differences across the board are mostly window dressing ~ the differences in energy and transport policy are substantial and real.


I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.