Obama’s Appeal
Conservatives and Libertarians find themselves attracted to Obama, because they believe that he has surrounded himself with pragmatists. Conservative blogger Megan McArdle wrote: “His goal is not more government so that we can all be caught up in some giant, expressive exercise of collectively enforcing our collective will on all the other people standing around us in the collective; his goal is improving transparency and minimizing government intrusion while rectifying specific outcomes.”
Conservatives are very angry over the Iraq war, because it offends their core principles. It’s their frustration with the war and McCain’s statements about victory at any cost, that has led many conservatives into Obama’s camp.
Boston University professor Andrew Bacevich believes that the war in Iraq has undermined the possibilities for conservative reform at home. The prospects for a conservative revival depends on withdrawing from Iraq. Bacevich concludes that “For conservatives, Obama represents a sliver of hope. McCain represents none at all. The choice turns out to be an easy one.”
The National Review, is the intellectual anchor of the conservative movement. Jeffrey Hart has been a senior editor at the magazine since 1968 and Wick Allison once served as the magazine’s publisher. Both have been very impressed by Obama’s rhetorical grasp conservative issues. They both like the way Obama formulates his speeches in a language, which uplifts and promotes harmony. Wick Allison’s wife wrote in The Dallas Morning News: “He speaks with candor and elegance against the kind of politics that have become so dispiriting and for the kind of America I would like to see. As a man, I find Mr. Obama to be prudent, thoughtful, and courageous. His life story embodies the conservative values that go to the core of my beliefs.”
I'm a pragmatic Democrat, who identifies with many Conservative and Libertarian views.
Conservatives are very angry over the Iraq war, because it offends their core principles. It’s their frustration with the war and McCain’s statements about victory at any cost, that has led many conservatives into Obama’s camp.
Boston University professor Andrew Bacevich believes that the war in Iraq has undermined the possibilities for conservative reform at home. The prospects for a conservative revival depends on withdrawing from Iraq. Bacevich concludes that “For conservatives, Obama represents a sliver of hope. McCain represents none at all. The choice turns out to be an easy one.”
The National Review, is the intellectual anchor of the conservative movement. Jeffrey Hart has been a senior editor at the magazine since 1968 and Wick Allison once served as the magazine’s publisher. Both have been very impressed by Obama’s rhetorical grasp conservative issues. They both like the way Obama formulates his speeches in a language, which uplifts and promotes harmony. Wick Allison’s wife wrote in The Dallas Morning News: “He speaks with candor and elegance against the kind of politics that have become so dispiriting and for the kind of America I would like to see. As a man, I find Mr. Obama to be prudent, thoughtful, and courageous. His life story embodies the conservative values that go to the core of my beliefs.”
I'm a pragmatic Democrat, who identifies with many Conservative and Libertarian views.
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