Who kidnapped Deepak Chopra, and where have they hidden him?
Normally, Deepak Chopra’s contributions to HuffPo and other forums have been unadulterated woo; pure mystical New Age claptrap. But today he nailed Rick Warren’s fatuous Saddleback forum in uncompromisingly blunt language..
For McCain, it’s all as simple as what Reaganism carved out almost thirty years ago: Gay marriage is bad, abortion is bad, activist judges are bad. Winning in Iraq is good, getting Osama bin Laden is good, offshore oil drilling is good, and freedom is great. Obama talked about the hard work and sacrifices we need to make in order to overcome energy dependence and academic mediocrity, also the respect we need to accord others on the abortion issue–not quite as stirring as reactionary platitudes.
In short, McCain appealed to our escapist magical morality, Obama appealed to reason and practicalities. That has been the story throughout the campaign. Everyone concedes that Obama’s way is more mature, realistic, and ultimately right. But I doubt that’s enough to cure a case of sweaty palms.
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not unexpectedly, the Saddleback audience appeared to digest McCain’s answers Hook, Line and Sinker .. obvious pandering tp the Christianists.
it’ll be interesting to see whether the MSM picks up on McCain’s inevitable Pandering.Next where his answers change to suit the new audience.
I’m not suggesting that “flip flopping == bad” since only a fool (think George W. Bush) believes that Staying The Course in the face of new information is a wise strategy. I am suggesting that flip-pandering appears to be a McCain strong suit, and bears watching.