Synopticity, foreign policy, scrutiny and drones

Drone strike: activists seek to lift lid on open secret of targeted killings http://gu.com/p/38e8j

Synopticity: Who is to blame for the 'broken branch' (Congress)? The WP says its the Republicans...!

Article in the WASHINGTON POST.

First line straight out of the 1950s! "Allen West, a Florida Republican, was recently captured on video asserting that there are “78 to 81” Democrats in Congress who are members of the Communist Party."

RIght wing interpretation of Obama

Obama Is No Ordinary Socialist: "Jon Stewart and “The Daily Show” are right about one thing. Obama is no ordinary socialist. Obama is a hybrid. He is a socialist/Marxist/fascist/and corporatist all rolled into one. And that, my friends, is the deadliest breed America has ever seen."

I'm still looking for sensible right-wing critiques of Obama. I know there is one out there. I will keep looking...

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How powerful is Obama?

As always - it depends who you ask? One possible liberal interpretation might be that Obama has been hindered by dark forces that have sought to hinder Obama's administration from the start.
Democrats condemn GOP's plot to obstruct Obama as 'appalling and sad' in the Guardian

Newt calls Obama's Trayvon Martin comments 'disgraceful' - POLITICO.com

Newt calls Obama's Trayvon Martin comments 'disgraceful' - POLITICO.com:

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Bush and Katrina - why how has he been criticised?

Largely it's the lack of swift, strong reaction to the human crisis on the ground after the floods and a percieved lack of sympathy for the suffering of victims.