Legal Commentary

That Was Then . . .

By Big Tent Democrat

Kevin Drum, circa February 2008:

I still don't know whether Obama is likely to be the Democratic Ronald Reagan (my hope) or the next Democratic Jimmy Carter (my fear), but [. . .] I think he's more likely to be RR than JC. I guess I'm willing to roll the dice.

Drum on December 26, 2009:

[E]ven some very high-information voters seem to be disappointed [in Obama], and it's baffling. Obama's entire career has been one of low-key, pragmatic leadership. [. . .] This was all pretty obvious during the campaign [. . .]

Not so obvious in February 2008 I guess. To be fair, I thought it was obvious that this was Obama's inclination, but by September 2008, I thought events and crises would lead to a realization of a transformational Presidency. Instead, the Obama Presidency is run of the mill and mediocre. This is all pretty obvious now of course. Anyone surprised about it going forward has no excuse.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on December 28, 2009 (boomark / email).