Forward: What's Old is New

The new slogan for President Obama's 2012 presidential campaign, "Forward", is pretty revealing. The word "forward" has long been associated with communism and socialism. Given the president's apparent philosophy and his administration's previous tone deafness and history of gaffs, it is just as easy to believe that the choice was made in an information vacuum or it actually reflects the true ideology of Barack Obama. However, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if the president's campaign staff didn't do even a Google search of the word "forward" which would have enlightened them as to the history of the word's association with communism and socialism. Remember this is the administration that gave Queen Elizabeth a set of CDs in a format that isn't usable in the UK, gave the Dalai Lama cuff links (if you don't get this, find a picture of the Dalai Lama), announced the cancellation of the plan to deploy anti-ballistic missiles in Poland on the anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939 which was an opening step to World War II and the list goes on. One must also consider the fact that Mr. Obama named Van Jones, a self-proclaimed communist, as his Green Energy Czar, the White House Christmas tree had an ornament that pictured Chairman Mao, and numerous other statements made by Obama associates, such as Anita Dunn's expression of admiration for Mao Zedong. Then there is the non-stop class warfare language used by Mr. Obama and his advisors. What you believe is up to you but either explanation is pretty alarming.