http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2566 Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:02:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2566&cpage=1#comment-158604 The Blogosphere vs. Barack Obama, Or Who Wanted To Win Anyways? - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:37:38 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2566#comment-158604 [...] I’ve written a lot on the attacks on Obama from Paul Krugman and several liberal bloggers, including here, here, here, and here. The hatred showed towards Obama is even further surpassed by their disdain for bipartisanship, as I discussed here and here. Ben Smith notices this phenomenon with regards to Obama and makes two points which I totally agree with: [...] [...] I’ve written a lot on the attacks on Obama from Paul Krugman and several liberal bloggers, including here, here, here, and here. The hatred showed towards Obama is even further surpassed by their disdain for bipartisanship, as I discussed here and here. Ben Smith notices this phenomenon with regards to Obama and makes two points which I totally agree with: [...]

]]> http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2566&cpage=1#comment-156785 The Hypocrisy of Edwards’ Attacks on Obama - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:37:21 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2566#comment-156785 [...] Others have fortunately seen Obama’s strategy in a different light, realizing that Obama is far more likely to be able to achieve a consensus willing to consider change. Mark Schmitt has described how Obama can bring about change in The American Prospect. As Steve Benen summarized it, “In this sense, the ‘politics of hope’ isn’t about bringing everyone to the table to compromise; it’s about an effective rhetorical strategy to achieve a progressive result.” Should the Democrats lose their generic lead, Obama’s greater support among independents will give the Democrats a far greater chance at victory, especially as more voters realize that Edwards is no longer the moderate he campaigned as in the past. [...] [...] Others have fortunately seen Obama’s strategy in a different light, realizing that Obama is far more likely to be able to achieve a consensus willing to consider change. Mark Schmitt has described how Obama can bring about change in The American Prospect. As Steve Benen summarized it, “In this sense, the ‘politics of hope’ isn’t about bringing everyone to the table to compromise; it’s about an effective rhetorical strategy to achieve a progressive result.” Should the Democrats lose their generic lead, Obama’s greater support among independents will give the Democrats a far greater chance at victory, especially as more voters realize that Edwards is no longer the moderate he campaigned as in the past. [...]

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