Skip Navigation

The Daily Dish - 2006-2011 archives for The Daily Dish, featuring Andrew Sullivan

The Obama "Plague"

By The Daily Dish
May 12 2008, 3:32 AM ET

A reader writes:

"He is reported in evangelical circles to promote the biblical justification for an Obama plague-like presidency."

Heh. If this scenario holds true, Obama likely will preside over a catastrophic terrorist strike on the US, lead us into a bloody war with no clear exit strategy, invite the wrath of God on a major city in the form of a hurricane, and destroy America's moral standing in the world by authorizing inhuman acts against our enemies.

Nah, that could never happen.

When my conservative friends ask me how I came to like Obama, despite his liberal policies, I really only have one response. On spending, war, debt, torture, executive power, federalism, individual liberty and the size of government: how much worse could it get? Would any far left liberal have done the damage that the Bush Republicans have? And with so little conservative resistance?



Presented by

More at The Atlantic

A Short Animated Biography of tHOMAS Edison The Life of Thomas Edison, Animated
A Hauntingly Beautiful Zombie Love Story A Beautiful Zombie Love Story
The 10 Best and 10 Worst States for High-Tech Business The Top High-Tech Business States
What Matters in President Obama's 2013 Budget What Matters in President Obama's 2013 Budget
In Memphis Classrooms, the Ghost of Segregation Lingers On In Memphis Classrooms, the Ghost of Segregation Lingers On
Special Report
The Civil War National Portrait Gallery The Civil War
President Obama reflects on what Lincoln means to him and to America, in an introduction to our special issue. Read more ›
View All Correspondents

The Biggest Story in Photos

Valentine's Day 2012

Feb 14, 2012

Subscribe Now

SAVE 59%! 10 issues JUST $2.45 PER COPY

Facebook

Newsletters

Sign up to receive our free newsletters

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)