Obama And The Left In The Present Moment

The left's response top the State of the Union speech seems to have been slow in coming but runs across a spectrum of opinions.

Riuchard Trumka, AFL-CIO President, focused on what he thought Obama should focus on. You can read his comments here.

The AFL-CIO and the US Chamber of Commerce issued a jopint statement in response to Obama's speech. You can read that dismal statement here.

Sam Webb of the Communist Party wrote his piece "State of the Union and openings for progress" and put a more positive spin on things. You can read that here.

Richard Flacks sought to sidestep the debates taking over the left in his piece. You can read that here and see links there to other social-democratic thoughts on Obama and the State of the Union speech.

The Socialist Worker did a rather ham-fisted piece that can be read here.

Zoltan Zigedy did a particularly good job of it. Read his article here.

Marxism-Leninism Today did a good overview back in December. You can read that here.