David Brooks: I Miss Barack Obama – The New York Times
People are motivated to make wise choices more by hope and opportunity than by fear, cynicism, hatred and despair. Unlike many current candidates, Obama has not appealed to those passions.
No, Obama has not been temperamentally perfect. Too often he’s been disdainful, aloof, resentful and insular. But there is a tone of ugliness creeping across the world, as democracies retreat, as tribalism mounts, as suspiciousness and authoritarianism take center stage.
Obama radiates an ethos of integrity, humanity, good manners and elegance that I’m beginning to miss, and that I suspect we will all miss a bit, regardless of who replaces him.
From: I Miss Barack Obama – The New York Times
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This is a bit of a wow column. I wonder if it speaks to something almost everyone quietly feels about him – or not:https://t.co/Gr1mHoaiwq
— Michael Drew (@MikeDrewWhat) February 9, 2016
That David Brooks has not been struck by lightning is direct evidence of the non-existence of an interventionist god.
This is a man who both teaches a course about humility at Yale, and writes an op-ed column on some of the most valuable space in all of journalism that is always and everywhere about himself.
Brad DeLong’s website has a few choice excerpts from the past 8 years.Report
I’m not sure where to begin commenting on this BS.Report
Y’know, credit where credit is due.
I’m in complete agreement here.Report
Yeah, where did that “aloof and resentful” crap come from?Report