Oh really, Buchanan? Here's a dirty little secret . . .

Pat Buchanan: "America may desperately desire to close the book on the Bush presidency. Yet there is, as of now, no hard evidence it has embraced Obama

, his ideology, or agenda"

Really? Every poll I've ever read indicates that the American public overwhelmingly supports key progressive policies like raising the minimum wage, providing health care for all, making corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, promoting renewable energy alternatives, and expanding voting rights. Its the dirty little secret neither the dominant political parties or the news like to talk about.

I mean, you ever notice that in the build up to the war with Iraq, no news organization ever reported a poll that said point blank: should we invade iraq? of course those polls would have shown America was against it. So the news focused on a bunch of inane if/then questions to explore under what circumstances America would favor an invasion. The decision had been made, and the establishment was searching for a rationale.

Even today - polls focus on the horse race, but not the issues. I liked when Obama was asked whether healthcare should be viewed as commodity to turn a profit on. As much as I liked his answer about pre-existing conditions, he didn't address the question - and neither candidate ever will. To do so would force them to acknowledge that they are at war with the American people on the idea that access to healthcare is ought to be universal.