Fifteen Reasons Obama is Like Bush (Not)

When reading over DailyKos today, I came across a little article by contributor Jed Lewison. In this piece she satires the story published in the Washington Post that claimed Obama is just like Bush. (Image: CNN) Though clearly written for comedic purposes, Lewison's post on DailyKos is quite blatantly straight-shooting. The editorial in the Washington Post is laughable at best -- does anyone really think Barack Obama is like George W.? Check out the post after the jump...

Here are Lewison's fifteen reasons Obama is like Bush (I added bold):

Obama is like Bush because: Obama's first move is always to reach out to everybody willing to participate in the process, no matter what party they belong to.

Obama is like Bush because: Obama gives the political opposition every opportunity imaginable to avoid self-destruction.

Obama is like Bush because: Obama made concessions to the GOP in the stimulus on taxes (42% of the bill was tax cuts) even though almost no Republicans supported the bill.

Obama is like Bush because: Obama opposed the Iraq War from the beginning and is ending the war now that he is president.

Obama is like Bush because: Obama opposed Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy from the beginning and is rolling them back now that he is president.

Obama is like Bush because: Obama supports stem cell research.

Obama is like Bush because: Obama supports national health care reform including universal health care.

Obama is like Bush because: Obama supports regulating the mortgage market that ran amok during the Bush years.

Obama is like Bush because: Obama supports massive public investments in our national infrastucture and energy economy.

Obama is like Bush because: Obama supports reproductive freedom.

Obama is like Bush because: Obama supports transparency in government.

Obama is like Bush because: Obama wants to restore the very constitution that has been torn to shreds over the past eight years.

Obama is like Bush because: Obama's dad wasn't President.

Obama is like Bush because: Obama can speak in complete sentences, indeed paragraphs.

Obama is like Bush because: Obama isn't an oil guy, and his boss isn't Dick Cheney, another oil guy.

What do you all think? I think this is one of the best things published on Kos for weeks. It might even be the highlight of this week in the blogosphere. Some quality media satire here.