15 October 2008

An election summary.

Why should I try to write about politics when Daniel Larison is saying it better? For example:

“Perhaps most remarkable about the attempt to portray Obama as a lightweight celebrity is how true of McCain that description now seems to be.”

My father and I have discussed this question in the abstract: “Who would you rather have in high office: an incompetent ally or a competent opponent?”

The answer, of course, is that it all depends. What degree of incompetence are we dealing with? What are the stakes?

I'm still at the point where I can see both sides of the argument. But it has been a long time since I doubted that this is the relevant question for (heterodox) conservatives in 2008.

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