Obama himself at various times in his memoirs--never have presidential autobiographies sold so many copies, and yet have been so little read by the press--talked about people seeing in him what they wished. And now on the eve of the election, I confess I have no idea about who he is or what he stands for. If he is elected, I can only hope for the best, and pray a few sober old Clintonites like Paul Volcker or Robert Rubin will step forward.
I can hope too.
There's a lot of hope going around right now in the conservative -- and libertarian -- camps.
While it's arguably a form of denial, it's probably a good coping mechanism to cling to hopes about what a candidate might do.
But I don't see how it's a reason to vote for him.
posted by Eric on 11.03.08 at 02:09 PM
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I actually read about 20 pages of The Audacity of Hope last spring, thinking that maybe the guy wouldn't be so bad and that maybe I could grow to accept his candidacy.
I couldn't force myself to read any more than that. Worse, I found I had to put the book face down so I wouldn't have to look at the portrait on the cover.
I'm surprised at how many Obama supporters I've talked to who never read it.
I actually read about 20 pages of The Audacity of Hope last spring, thinking that maybe the guy wouldn't be so bad and that maybe I could grow to accept his candidacy.
I couldn't force myself to read any more than that. Worse, I found I had to put the book face down so I wouldn't have to look at the portrait on the cover.
I'm surprised at how many Obama supporters I've talked to who never read it.