Jonathan Alter @ "A Better Tomorrow" Conference at the DNC in Denver (8/27/08)

[Lokisdottir]

Good talk. I've always thought Obama has the inspirational qualities of FDR, and there are a lot of similarities between the '32 election and the '08 one. The last sentence in the clip is the real takeaway for me, though. Obama's no liberal idealist, I believe he's a pragmatist and a shrewd one at that. He will focus on results and not on unattainable ideological perfection. I like that quality about him, but expect a lot of grumbling from the left if he gets into the White House.