TAKEN FOR A UNICORN RIDE:

Take Back Barack: It's time to reclaim the man we put in the White House (JEFF INGLIS + DEIRDRE FULTON, December 17, 2008, Boston Phoenix)

Let's be honest: we didn't vote for the Barack Obama his campaign advertised. We didn't vote for an African-American man, nor for a US senator from Illinois, nor for a father, a husband, an activist, or a young politician.

We voted for the Barack Obama we fantasized — the progressive miracle worker. We voted for Change.

Millions of us stood up and shouted, handed out fliers, talked to our neighbors, donated hard-earned money, and drove people to the polls for Change. We screamed, hugged, kissed, and cried when we learned Change had come to America. We knew Change wouldn't come overnight, that it would take time, but we were excited that we had elected a man who was open to Change, who said he wanted to consider real people's needs while in the Oval Office. We eagerly awaited the first hints of Change, as the president-elect's transition developed.

And now, we have reason to worry that Change is not coming to America after all.

It gets harder and harder to believe that the sole point of the Left's existence isn't just to amuse the rest of us.

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 18, 2008 6:47 AM