It's been coming for some time. That low, background muttering we've been hearing has finally, inevitably, risen to the unmistakable sound of angry complaint; much sooner than anyone had anticipated, the Backlash Express has now arrived at Obama Central Station.
At the wheel, driving with characteristic manic panache, is Rolling Stone magazine's Matt Taibbi.
What's taken place in the year since Obama won the presidency has turned out to be one of the most dramatic political about-faces in our history.
Of course, among the far right the Obama backlash began before he was even elected. But among those who voted for him, criticism has been offered reluctantly and with qualification, with most people hoping still for imminent closure of Guanatanmo, and Middle East peace.
But on the subject of Wall Street, Taibbi has given up all hope.
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