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BARACK OBAMA, though he is evidently thoughtful and intellectually capable, is not usually considered a man of ideas. In contrast to a policy wonk such as Bill Clinton or an ideological standard-bearer such as Ronald Reagan, Obama has never even brandished a distinct political philosophy. He sought the White House not so much on a platform as on a sensibility—a spirit of change, a promise of redemption, a song of hope.
-- David Greenberg for The New Republic
Obama was mostly the anti-Bush. A Plausible alternative. If we might have presumed he was liberal in inclination, he was not scarily radically so. As far as 2012 is concerned, one supposes he has demonstrated a basic competency (with especial thanks to the premature death of Osama bin Laden) that gives him a good leg to stand on for the canvass. And what do the Republicans have to offer us this go around?
-- David Greenberg for The New Republic
Obama was mostly the anti-Bush. A Plausible alternative. If we might have presumed he was liberal in inclination, he was not scarily radically so. As far as 2012 is concerned, one supposes he has demonstrated a basic competency (with especial thanks to the premature death of Osama bin Laden) that gives him a good leg to stand on for the canvass. And what do the Republicans have to offer us this go around?
