I hate to get political, but in 2008 it's unavoidable
For the most part I try and avoid any source with overt political agendas - even when I might agree with them - but in today's ridiculously polarized climate it's kind of hard to avoid. I also try to avoid cherrypicking my sources to prove a point, but for the sake of contrasting the unashamedly right-wing and left-wing, I'm going to do just that.
First up is The American Conservative, a magazine formed by Scott McConnell with Pat Buchanan and Taki Theodoracopulos in 2002. When Mr. Buchanan is one of your founders, it's pretty clear that this isn't a pseudo-conservative mag, but the real-deal.
Anyway, they just ran an op-ed piece by Andrew J. Bacevich, an openly conservative professor of history and international relations at Boston University (though I should note he would be considered a 'classic' conservative, not one of the neo-con / evangelical types that have usurped the conservative movement over the past decade or two). In his piece entitled, "The Right Choice?" he endorses Obama over both Clinton *and* McCain, based largely on the fact that he feels the preventative warfare doctrine is about as valid as the questionable domino theory that got us into Vietnam a generation ago.
Next up comes the beautifully titled Obama-Clinton: A Murder-Suicide in Progress, and How to Stop It from The Huffington Post, a clearly left-leaning online news source. Again, in support of Obama, but not just because they prefer him as a candidate (which I believe they do), but rather because they realize that Clinton is on track to bring the ship down with her if she sinks.
Without an act of God the Clinton campaign is over. If Clinton really cares about the Democrats, it's time to play with the team and not throw a hissy-fit over whether or not she gets to be captain.
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