"As an Obama supporter, I remain committed, if deeply demoralized. The
reason for that new ambivalence is not that the reasons for re-electing
him have changed - we desperately need to raise revenues to tackle the
debt, we cannot launch a new Judeo-Christian war against Islam in the
Middle East without igniting an even more ferocious global religious
conflict; it's just wrong to cut off healthcare access for tens of
millions, while ending homecare for countless seniors, while not even
making a dent in the actual budget - because of give-aways to the
extremely rich. And the way the Obama campaign had made those arguments
clearly and consistently and built a brilliant campaign all the way to
the first debate was quite something to behold.
"To be given a gift like the Romney 47 percent video is a rare event in
national politics. To get it in the fall of an election should have made
an Obama victory all but assured. But Obama threw it all back in his
supporters' faces, reacting to their enthusiasm and record donations
with a performance so execrable, so lazy, so feckless, and so vain it
was almost a dare not to vote for him. What he has to do now is so nail
these next two debates, so obliterate Romney in both, that he can claw
his way back to victory. But if he manages just evenly-matched debates,
let alone another Romney win, he's a goner." -
Andrew Sullivan.
Reposted from Joe
