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Wolcott For Clinton

06 Feb 2008 01:59 pm

Not buying the Obama hype:

I found myself increasingly wary of and resistant to the salvational fervor of the Obama campaign, the idealistic zeal divorced from any particular policy or cause and chariot-driven by pure euphoria. I can picture President Hillary in the White House dealing with a recalcitrant Republican faction; I can't picture President Obama in the same role because his summons to history and call to hope seems to transcend legislative maneuvers and horse-trading; his charisma is on a more ethereal plane, and I don't look to politics for transcendence and self-certification.

Yes, in some ways, she is the conservative option. The question is whether the challenges in front of us require something more.

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