Change of this magnitude is extremely hard. That it is also frustrating, inadequate, compromised, flawed, and beset with bribes and trade-offs does not, in my mind, undermine it. Obama told us it would be like this - and it is.
And those who backed him last year would do better, to my mind, if they appreciated the difficulty of this task and the diligence and civility that Obama has displayed in executing it.
Yes, we have. And yes, we still are the ones we've been waiting for - if we still care enough to swallow purism and pride and show up for the less emotionally satisfying grind of real, practical, incremental reform.
And this is from one of Obama's harshest critics.
2 comments:
Wow, how unbelievably human.
This maybe one of the few times I agree wholeheartedly with Andrew Sullivan. It is the truth, raw and real.
Post a Comment