Today I endorse Barack Obama.
I'm not a Kennedy. I don't have a record of accomplishment that makes my endorsement meaningful. But I'd like to think that my endorsement is meaningful because of my past criticisms of Obama.
I guess you could say my doubts came from how Obama handled McClurkin, Reagan, and Krugman. But more than anything, it was Obama's silence that irked me. Okay, reach out to conservatives. Okay, you understand how Reagan sold conservatism. When are you gonna sell progressivism?
Well, Obama shut down my criticism on Thursday:
"... we can afford to pay a little bit more so that that child in east Los Angeles who is in a crumbling school, with teachers that are having to dig into their own pockets for school supplies, that they are having a chance at the American dream, as well."
(APPLAUSE)
"I'm happy to have that argument."
Not only did Obama just advocate to raise taxes. He fought for the most unpalatable part of progressivism. And made the crowd cheer.
That's the kind of candidate I want fighting for me.
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