Reply #22: To be honest, what I really think is that

[judy]

purity gets results!

And what I mean by purity, is not an absolute blind devotion to principles. But a great and strong commitment to the values stated by the philosophers who created the system of government of this country would be a great start.

I don't mean to deny support to Obama.
But I do respond to emails from his campaign, and I do say what I think about his positions, to the campaign and to DU. This is what I mean by being vigilant.

In the famous words of Lord Acton:

"I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men with a favourable presumption that they did no wrong. If there is any presumption, it is the other way, against the holders of power, increasing as the power increases. Historic responsibility has to make up for the want of legal responsibility. Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."

That said, I hope Marjorie's optimistic views of who he is and what he will do are correct. I'll keep my fingers crossed, and his feet to the fire before he gets to the White House, and I'll keep on supporting him as well!