On Jun 18, 2008, at 7:26 PM, Marvin Gandall wrote:
> To the degree opinion from below can influence policy, I'd rather
> have a
> President Obama susceptible to the Democratic liberal base than a
> President
> McCain having to take into account pressures from his xenophobic
> Republican
> base. In the same vein, as far as the inner circle of policymakers is
> concerned, while I have no particular admiration for Albright,
> Christopher,
> Perry, and Hamilton as individuals, they still represent a more
> accomodating
> wing of the US defence and foreign policy establishment than do McCain
> advisors Robert Kagan, James Woolsey, Micheal Ledeen, Randy
> Scheunemann, and
> the other right wing zealots who brought us Iraq and are itching to
> bring us
> Iran.
I agree with that. But all the Progressives for Obama who thought he was a transformative figure are having to cope with a lot of disappointment in recent weeks. He's a very smart guy and a very skilled politician, but his agenda is mainstream Democrat. DLC-ish even.
Doug