Enemies of the People: Kamala Harris In his Editor’s Column this week, Michael Walsh looks into the substance behind the Left’s constant promises to transform our country. America's 'Transitioning'—but to What? In case you haven't heard, the United States is currently in the process of "transitioning." For reasons of decorum, and to not upset the rubes, from what to what is never quite spelled out, but those of us who have been following the "progressive" Left for the past six decades or so have a pretty clear idea of what they mean. It was first brazenly articulated by candidate Barack Obama in a campaign appearance just before the 2008 presidential election when he said, "We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.”