Wednesday, January 30, 2008  A Nice Guy In Politics, Who'da
Thunk It?  I was really struck by this story that Bill
Richardson tells. I was so struck by it that I did a massive
cut-and-paste; I never do that. How many politicians would have
just looked at Richardson, smiled, and left him hanging? That
would be the hardball, political thing to do. Helping your
opponent - it's just not done!  Some people will claim this is
proof that Barack is not cutthroat enough to be president. Some
people will say that Obama does not have the "kick 'em all in
the balls" attitude that Democrats need. Worst of all, for some,
it was altruistic. If Richardson hadn't talked about it no one
would have even known; how can Obama hope to win if he does
things without demanding credit?  As for me, I like the idea of
a president who hasn't sacrificed his humanity on the altar of
ambition. I just hope I'm not alone.  1 comment:  PoliShifter
said...  It used to be that people talked about rising above
conflict, about over coming evil wit