Goodbye to All That

The logic behind the candidacy of Barack Obama is not, in the end, about Barack Obama. It has little to do with his policy proposals, which are very close to his Democratic rivals' and which, with a few exceptions, exist firmly within the conventions of our politics. It has little to do with Obama's considerable skills as a conciliator, legislator, or even thinker. It has even less to do with his ideological pedigree or legal background or rhetorical ... Full Story »

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Chris Finnie
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by Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

Passionate but prolix, this article presents an effective--if long-winded--argument for why Barack Obama is the only candidate who can bridge the cultural divides widening in American society. I could have wished Sullivan had gotten to the point a lot more quickly about what those divides are and how they formed. But I can't deny the power of his prose.

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