Obama: man of principle?
I've recently had the pleasure of reconnecting with an old friend who is blogging. It's way cool to be able to be involved with her life and thought (and being a underemployed Gemini, with 2 blogs yet, there's quite a bit of her out there.) But there are lapses...
Like this, in which she tried to convince me that Barack Obama is a principled man. What principles, Andee? What fundamental rules of governance has Obama articulated, or lived through action well enough that they could be deduced? And you want him to talk to the Sunday school teacher from Georgia? Riiight...Carter had more principle than anyone named Clinton, but were they the right principles? I mean, Hitler was a pretty principled guy too, in his way.
In any case, given the reality of the Two Majors, if he's principled, he'll have to abandon principle to get elected. She hasn't voted Duopoly in 15 years. She's seen jackboots in her face (long story that I used to have links to, but they're all dead). And she's captivated by a fresh pretty face? I'm disappointed.
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