On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Doug Henwood <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think he's an ideological conservative - I was referring to his > temperament, which is very cautious. > > Doug
That is a very subtle and important distinction and also one that is missed by many people (including PEN-Lers). Someone who acts (or fails to act) because of ideological conviction deserves to be criticized the way Obama is criticized on PEN-L. Someone who is cautious because he is yet unsure about the balance of power between his supporters and opponents, needs not criticism but encouragement and support from below. -raghu. -- "Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time." - Steven Wright _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
