Thursday, December 18, 2008
Obama asked evangelist Rick Warren to give the prayer at his inauguration. This has led to condemnation from both the right and the left. Gay activists complained because Warren is against gay marriages. The right is angry at Warren for accepting the invitation of a liberal. All Obama is doing is fulfilling his pledge that he will reach over to the other side. Obviously he does not agree with many things that Warren advocates but he knows that Warren has also come out for AIDS causes, the environment, and improving poverty. I would rather that he hangs out and have discussions with Warren than have any association with Blagoyevich! The Republicans had accused Obama of being the most liberal senator. But judging by his cabinet appointments and including Warren in his inauguration, it seems to me he is trying to govern from the center. I hope he continues to do this. Bush failed to deliver on "compassionate conservatism". I know that Obama is to the left of center on most issues, but I hope he will deliver on "pragmatic liberalism".
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Pretty interesting choice. Obama is in a no-win situation with that. He will be called a lieberal if he chooses someone like Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson. Is Warren a safe choice? I don't know. As I recall, didn't Clinton have Billy Graham speak at his inauguration? I would have thought that Graham's son would be in the position to speak, but maybe Obama is trying to make a "change" from the norm and not use someone who has been seen in this type of political setting before. I don't know much about Warren, but if he has come out for AIDS and environment causes, he can't be too far to the right, can he?
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, AYM.
-LBOAYM
Actually everybody used Billy Graham until he couldn't do it with W. So his son took over at W's inauguration. Obama has a black preacher doing the closing so Warren is just balancing it out. Even then the liberals won't let it go. Everybody is too turf-protecting now a days. Merry Christmas to you too.
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