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The definition of "liberal", as I apply it as a practicing liberal, includes high in the list of traits the active seeking of new information and different points of view. It requires a willingness to reconsider opinions and philosophies in light of new information. It also involves the sort of self-examination entailed in this article. This is the sort of thing I hope and expect to see on liberal Salon, but would be shocked to see it in any conservative media. Yes, The Weekly Standard and The American Conservative might bash each other, but it's for having the wrong sort of conservatism. There's no self-questioning involved.
I also want to tell Obama supporters that the article they disliked so much about his early career actually reassured me about one of my big reservations about Obama. I was concerned that he hadn't been through a tough campaign. I was in Illinois during the 2004 campaign, and he practically had a bye. I'm actually reassured to know he went through a tough campaign, got smushed, and changed a lot as a consequence. This coming at the same time as his bold retort to Australian PM John Howard put him on my personal short list. That's the kind of in-depth reporting that got me to buy my premium subscription.
