It’s Not Just Me
Bob Herbert is annoyed at Obama, too.
And In These Times.
I understand that a pragmatic calculation has to be made: Obama wants to win, and I want him to win. But I don’t want him to govern from the center. I want him to govern from the left. (Or at least, what passes for the left in this country.) If liberals and progressive don’t start pressuring him now, we won’t have a voice when he’s in office. After all, if he wins thanks to centrist swing voters, won’t that be the constituency he rewards?
Popularity: 3% [?]
I was an early and fervid supporter of Obama. In the last few weeks I’ve become increasingly alarmed over his “stands.” I don’t WANT to live in a theocracy, and our constitution was specifically designed so it wouldn’t happen. So why do our politicians, now including Obama, think doing so is necessary for election. I don’t believe it! It’s the worst sort of pandering. (and there is my cool, totally rational and logical reaction to current events.)
In the midst of tearing out my hair over some of Obama’s recent choices, I found myself reading Gail Collins’ column this morning. Hmmmm. Interesting.
http://mail.google.com/mail/?zx=rayofq3pyu3w#inbox/11b0ca213d49076a
Ooops, my technologically inadequate self just posted the link to the email that led me to the Gail Collins article. If you’d rather read the actual article than my email (which can, in fact, be extremely interesting), here you go:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/opinion/10collins.html?em&ex=1215835200&en=97b0f1bd89c1ac7c&ei=5087%0A