Obama and the Right, Ctd.

A strikingly positive review from the New York Sun:

One of the questions we've been thinking about in advance of the New Hampshire primary is whether a case can be made for Senator Obama. We understand that, in respect of these columns, the notion sounds improbable. He is running on a war plank withdrawal that is almost the polar opposite of ours and on an economic approach that is Keynesian. But he is such an attractive individual, speaks in such an inspiring way, and uses language in a way that evinces such intelligence that it would be short-sighted to fail to look for the upside of Mr. Obama and the aspects of his candidacy on which one might make common cause.

One of Obama's strongest personal attributes over the years has been his ability to win the respect and affection of many of the conservatives he has engaged with. In fact, it is very hard to find any conservatives in his past who do not rave on about his reasonableness and maturity. That doesn't mean he is a conservative. It does mean he grew up respecting conservative positions in public policy, and learning from them when he could. I think mature conservatives will, like the New York Sun, be willing to engage this man with open eyes and curiosity.