The question is whether enough Americans understand what's at stake in this election and, if they do, whether they care. Is the allure of a charismatic demagogue so strong that the usually sober American people are willing to risk an Obama presidency? After all, it ensnared Adelman, Kmiec, Powell, Fried, and numerous others. And while America will certainly survive, it will do so, in many respects, as a different place. Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie
I've read several similar stories in the last couple of days, and this was one of the few I could stand to post. All characterize Obama as a flaming liberal--which the majority of true liberals I know would contest hotly. They view him as a centrist. All warn of dire consequences--of a country changed beyond our recognition. This seems odd when change is the mantra of the day, and clearly what voters want. And more than a few rail against the "liberal media"--while writing for the stronger-than-ever conservative media.
The other thing all have in common is a sense of sheer panic that astonishes me when the polls are still so close. If these people really believe the majority of Americans think as they do, why are they so worried?
On foreign policy, my concern is that Obama is too much a "centrist" when the basic underpinnings of the absurd "war on terror" obviously have rotted away entirely.
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