tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post8823110522571324704..comments2024-03-26T14:20:38.103-04:00Comments on The Thought Criminal: What Makes Us Worse Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post-50234636376908064432018-08-04T09:45:46.065-04:002018-08-04T09:45:46.065-04:00Obama had the obligation to take that heat, he was...Obama had the obligation to take that heat, he was the one who chose to run for president and to take the office. It might have been unprecedented but that's the nature of emergencies. <br /><br />I think Obama's greatest weakness was what served him so well in his prep-Ivy years, his total devotion to conventions of the ruling class. It's why he was such a sucker for the right, only really exerting himself when it was a question of his own career. I see him as being totally typical of his class. The Thought Criminalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381376556757084468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post-86950482661959037412018-08-04T09:34:09.090-04:002018-08-04T09:34:09.090-04:00Obama knew, but didn't want to play the role o...Obama knew, but didn't want to play the role of Comey: i.e., seen as a spoiler. Besides, the election was underway. Complaining about interference before the fact (during, say, primaries) is practically paranoia. Obama wanted Congress to back him, so the government spoke as one (as it should), but McConnell refused.<br /><br />Again, if Obama knew even earlier, he's still in the same box: sound the alarm and be damned for interference, or tell McConnell who still responds "That's fine with me."Rmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456254443706479noreply@blogger.com