tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post548589846152781160..comments2024-02-15T13:20:14.813-06:00Comments on Gordon's Notes: David Brooks – Is Obama more like FDR, or more like Ronald Reagan?JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-59329195131794201082008-10-17T15:19:00.000-05:002008-10-17T15:19:00.000-05:00I hope we'll find out.One rule I follow is to assu...I hope we'll find out.<BR/><BR/>One rule I follow is to assume that, from day 0 to the election, no sane politician would ever be speaking to me.<BR/><BR/>I'm so different from the electorate they'd be crazy to talk in terms I care about, or subjects I think are important.<BR/><BR/>So I pretty much ignore what they say and look at what I can tell from their record and from the people who they JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-66426247011610006382008-10-17T13:37:00.000-05:002008-10-17T13:37:00.000-05:00Obama reminds me of that "perfect" dad who always ...Obama reminds me of that "perfect" dad who always sort of insists with a smile and a reassuring tone of voice that everyone in the car is in agreement.<BR/><BR/>I don't like Obama because he says he will bring "change" (what kind?), "unity" (I was pro-war, so who is going to whose side?), and "hope" (what if we hope for different things, does that make me "wrong" and him "right"?).<BR/><BR/>ObamaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com