There is some speculation about whether President Obama even wants to remain President for a second term. Given the times that he’s fallen into and how overwhelmed he must be by the scope and complexity of the problems he’s had to face, it wouldn’t surprise me if he didn’t. Personally I think Hillary might bump him off in the primary, but if she doesn’t, I have another suggestion for the political left on who they should put up.
It should be someone who embraces their ideals of course; someone who understands, like they do, what an exploitative and unjust place America is. It should be someone who embraces not only their economic ideals but their principles on social justice, diversity, and the necessity of regulating things like ‘hate speech’. It should be someone who has proven themselves ready to face off for real against the international corporate elite and is prepared to do what needs to be done to see that the rich are finally put in their place. Most of all it needs to be someone committed to progressive ideals and that understands how the Constitution is a living and breathing thing which must be subject to the interpretation of the times.
The person I have in mind for them is all of those things. If president Obama decides to step down after one term, the person that the Democrat party should nominate in his place, is… Hugo Chavez.
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