Letters to the Editor
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Let's throw around some labels and call it a "debate"
I think this blog entry misses the mark somewhat. The paragraph quoted from the economist's blog quotes a column/blog entry from Clive Crook which appeared in the FT. Since it's all getting a little too meta around here, I'll add those more eloquent words to this debate (link below). Crook writes,
"Mr Obama is a paradox, as yet unresolved. His plan and his votes in the Senate show that he is a liberal, not a centrist. And he is no wavering or accidental liberal. His ideas are of a piece. He sees – or convinces people that he sees – a bigger picture. And yet this leftist visionary is pragmatic, non-ideological and accommodating of dissent. More than that, in fact, he seems keen to listen to and learn from those who disagree with him. What a strange and beguiling combination this is."