Back in August, in response to Drew Westen's denunciation of Obama as a spineless rollover to the Republicans, I wrote: in a fearsomely stressed and politically polarized country, Obama's relentless refusal to demonize an extremist opposition may yet win the day by means of contrast. Perhaps it will prove in the long run to be the political equivalent of the nonviolence of Martin Luther King...
Obama to cash in his "compromiser" chips?
Obama to cash in his "compromiser" chips?
Obama to cash in his "compromiser" chips?
Back in August, in response to Drew Westen's denunciation of Obama as a spineless rollover to the Republicans, I wrote: in a fearsomely stressed and politically polarized country, Obama's relentless refusal to demonize an extremist opposition may yet win the day by means of contrast. Perhaps it will prove in the long run to be the political equivalent of the nonviolence of Martin Luther King...