That; the fact that her op-ed is entitled "A President Like My Father"; and the fact that the op-ed itself is -- like Obama -- extraordinarily eloquent is why this is a big deal.
Is John Lewis a civil rights pioneer and hero? Yes.
But we can honor that, without pretending that he is divine.
John Lewis is a human being like the rest of us -- with human flaws and human susceptibilities.
To pretend otherwise is to rob him of the very humanity that he at one time fought so hard to preserve for himself and for all of us.
It is also to indulge in precisely the kind of willful self-deception of which so many here accuse those of us who support Barack Obama and his candidacy.
As to the real reason why Lewis may have rejected Obama and embraced Clinton -- a choice in which he is joined by other powerful leaders of his generation -- "Obama and the Grumpy Old Men" is required reading.
Power likes to keep itself in power -- and it likes to have its ring kissed.
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...when she is one?
...he was working on a deal with the SEIU, to give all of his followers, er, supporters, an all-expenses-paid trip to Guyana.
Pathetic dude, too.
...is HuffPost's token Hill-Shill.
...with PhotoShop.
Wrinkles? Crow's feet? Gone!!!
And she rarely weights in on anything.
That; the fact that her op-ed is entitled "A President Like My Father"; and the fact that
the op-ed itself is -- like Obama -- extraordinarily eloquent is why this is a big deal.
Read this.
They'll be less impressed with Bobby. Jr., once Al, Jr., steps in.
Obama "did it" for more than 55% of Democrats in South Carolina -- more than twice as many as did it for your candidates.
Doubt it. Full effect of Florida would not be felt until at least next weekend.
We will be seeing meaningful new polls well before then.
In New York, this is very big -- trust me.
That's the very earliest that the full impact of South Carolina will be felt in the polls.
Is John Lewis a civil rights pioneer and hero? Yes.
But we can honor that, without pretending that he is divine.
John Lewis is a human being like the rest of us -- with human flaws and human susceptibilities.
To pretend otherwise is to rob him of the very humanity that he at one time fought so hard to
preserve for himself and for all of us.
It is also to indulge in precisely the kind of willful self-deception of which so many here accuse those
of us who support Barack Obama and his candidacy.
As to the real reason why Lewis may have rejected Obama and embraced Clinton -- a choice in which
he is joined by other powerful leaders of his generation -- "Obama and the Grumpy Old Men" is
required reading.
Power likes to keep itself in power -- and it likes to have its ring kissed.