In an editorial published today, arch-conservative George Will said:
“It is arguable that, because of his inexperience, Obama is not ready for the presidency. It is arguable that McCain, because of his boiling moralism and bottomless reservoir of certitudes, is not suited to the presidency. Unreadiness can be corrected, although perhaps at great cost, by experience. Can a dismaying temperament be fixed?”
The article is focused specifically on McCain’s reaction to the financial crisis, but calls it a “harbinger” of a McCain presidency: “For McCain, politics is always operatic, pitting people who agree with him against those who are “corrupt” or “betray the public’s trust,” two categories that seem to be exhaustive — there are no other people.”
To be fair, Will as recently as August 24 talked about “Obama’s Economic Fairytale“, so he hasn’t developed a “crush on Obama”. He’s clearly still in the conservative camp, but it’s refreshing to hear anybody on either side criticizing their own candidate.
Who knows, maybe next we’ll hear Jon Stewart or Maureen Dowd belittling Obama! (Don’t wait up for it!)
Well, it’s certainly refreshing to hear Democrats critcizing Obama. I don’t know about this though. 😉
Comment by Don — September 23, 2008 @ 4:42 pm