Reply #119: Well said

[willing dwarf]

I think you are right. I think Naomi Klein is probably right, but I don't that means that the campaign was a cynical ploy merely to get elected. I think the open ended rhetoric suited Obama's way of thinking and trying to find a third way between the extremes of political and commercial pressure.

I'm not sure if he will be able to succeed, and I'm sure he won't be able to do it alone, but I'm thankful that he is trying.

Having listened to Taylor Branch talking about his taped conversations w Bill Clinton made me realize that we really did loose the opportunity to choose hope over cynicism. The cynical view that everyone is for sale creates the expectation that they are. It's so frustrating.