Conservative for Obama
Wick Allison is the former publisher of The National Review, which describes itself as “America’s most widely read and influential magazine and web site for Republican/conservative news, commentary, and opinion.” So, you may be interested in Mr. Allison’s recent article, A Conservative for Obama:
Barack Obama is not my ideal candidate for president. (In fact, I made the maximum donation to John McCain during the primaries, when there was still hope he might come to his senses.) But I now see that Obama is almost the ideal candidate for this moment in American history. I disagree with him on many issues. But those don’t matter as much as what Obama offers, which is a deeply conservative view of the world. Nobody can read Obama’s books (which, it is worth noting, he wrote himself) or listen to him speak without realizing that this is a thoughtful, pragmatic, and prudent man.
I offer two pieces of advice for tomorrow. One: consider the candidates, not the parties. Two: if you let large news organizations dictate the points about which you argue with your friends and neighbors, you are taking their bait, distracting yourself, and wasting time.
Comments
Dan McKeown
Funny this article was not tagged with “John” or “McCain”…
Alexander Micek
Nor is it tagged with “Wick Allison” — I try to tag using nouns that I have covered or plan on covering. If I write more on McCain, then I’ll back-tag.
Otherwise, a bunch of tags lead to only to the original post, and nothing more. It’s a balance between too much and too little metadata.