Not buying the Obama hype:
I found myself increasingly wary of and resistant to the salvational fervor of the Obama campaign, the idealistic zeal divorced from any particular policy or cause and chariot-driven by pure euphoria. I can picture President Hillary in the White House dealing with a recalcitrant Republican faction; I can't picture President Obama in the same role because his summons to history and call to hope seems to transcend legislative maneuvers and horse-trading; his charisma is on a more ethereal plane, and I don't look to politics for transcendence and self-certification.
Yes, in some ways, she is the conservative option. The question is whether the challenges in front of us require something more.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/02/wolcott-for-clinton/220275/
