Celebrating the end of the ugly Bush era is one thing. Celebrating the continuation of their policies with a different administration in the White House is quite another.

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Any one of these positions would be roundly condemned by "progressives" if they were taken or advocated by George W. Bush -- as in fact many of them have been. Indeed, one of the most remarkable things about this campaign is how Obama has managed to embody the deep and desperate thirst for change among millions of America -- hence the genuinely moving scenes of jubilation and revived hope that have greeted his victory -- while his actual positions in many if not most key areas track very closely with Bush's, if they are not actually identical with them. 

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Several Truth To Power readers/subscribers have requested a reprint of this 2006 piece written a few days before a major From The Wilderness economic alert. For more than two years, it has been obvious to those researching the Enronization of America that we would soon be experiencing precisely the economic crisis that is currently unfolding--the one for which a $700 billion bandaid is being applied in order to postpone, for a bit longer, the irrefutable demise of the U.S. financial system.--CB

[In Part Two, Sally Erickson and Tim Bennett share their vision for and current activities at the Gathering Inn, in Hancock, Vermont, not the least of which is creating a nurturing space for awake individuals or families who would like to join them in sharing conversation, food, and the glorious beauty of the Mad River Valley in autumn.--CB]