Sullivan in love
Apr 26, 2007 Politics and Poker
Andrew Sullivan is buying, big time:
But this much we can already say: Obama brings something no one else does to this moment. By replacing one of the most globally despised and domestically divisive presidents in American history with a young leader half-Kansan and half-Kenyan, America would be saying something to the world: Bush-Cheney is not who we are.
Right. We really “are” half-Kansan, half-Kenyan. Plus half-baked, of course. Very. Here’s a term I learned from Sully back when he was the best blogger in the world — “money quote”:
Obama would mean the rebranding of America, after a disastrous eight years. His international heritage, his racial journey, his middle name: these are assets for this country, not liabilities.This is the reason for his ascendancy. This is what the American people sense and the world awaits. This is what the Islamists fear. That last alone is reason to feel hope.
Yes, rebranding. That, above all, is what Islamists fear. They hate rebranding. It’s like kryptonite to them. Pork-covered kryptonite that they have to pay money to a Jew for — that’s how much they fear rebranding.
That’s who “we” are, Andrew? What you mean “we,” paleface? Hat tip to Kaus.
April 26th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Ah, Kaus.
Did you know that there are 14 forms of punctuation in the English language — and that, on a good day, Mickey Kaus is capable of using half of them in a single item?
But I digress.
History has shown that Americans will vote for a new president that is very different than the one who is leaving office. So Sully may be closer to the truth than you think.
April 26th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
I doubt it.
April 27th, 2007 at 9:20 am
Just curious — what do you think of Bill Richardson?
April 27th, 2007 at 9:43 am
I am not in favor of the policy of unilateral capitulation, and Richardson is its most extreme adherent, so that ends the inquiry for me very quickly.
April 27th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Whoops — look what I found: http://www.forward.com/blogs/campaign-confidential/bill-richardson-raises-eyebrows-with-talk-of-james/
April 27th, 2007 at 11:30 am
Whoops indeed! LOL
April 27th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Finding fault with Sullivan’s reasoning is good fun, but is he worth any attention on the merits of what he writes?
April 27th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
No.