A reader writes:
It’s become a cliche to write that Senator Obama "transcends" this or that distinction. You ought to be more cautious. Promises to immanentize the eschaton, whether made by Democrats or Republicans, are unlikely to be fulfilled. I admire Senator Obama, but his campaign is exempt from neither political nor natural law. You will eventually pin him down, discover his private banalities, and see him as a normal politician. A request: Your polemical writing is most incisive when sharpened by the spite of boredom. Senator Clinton puts you in this mood. Try writing about Obama while you’re thinking about her.
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