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Saturday, June 21, 2008 --- 60 days ago http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tpmcafe-main/~3/317064604/
| I am so not upset by Obama's endorsement of the FISA "compromise." Nor was I upset by what he said to AIPAC, to Miami Cubans or whatever. I want him to win not to go down in a blaze of glory like my all-time favorite Democratic nominee, George McGovern. Back then I needed my nominee to be simon-pure and McGovern was. He also won 17 electoral votes. In the years since, I have supported every Democratic party Presidential nominee and I have not regretted any statements any might have made that won them votes, only the ones that cost them votes. There have been three Democratic nominees in my time who said things that caused me to wince and think "sellout." They were Carter, Clinton, and Gore -- the same three who went on to win the election. On Election Day, I was glad each had done what he had to do. (In the case of Gore, I wish he had done a little more). No election in my time has been as remotely significant as this. I don't have to explain why to any liberal or progressive except to say that Obama's election is, literally, a matter of life and death for many Americans, not to mention God knows how many people worldwide. Accordingly, it is silly to get bent out of shape when he says something he may or may not believe in order to win, or not yo be successfully swift-boated or race-baited. That is precisely what I want him to do, just as I wanted him to opt out of public financing. I'm not saying we can't criticize. But we need ... |
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