Patrick S Lasswell
2008-03-05 10:53:38
Sandy,
Many mediocre ideas are tied to brilliant ones. Enough unquestioned “refinement”, like barnacles accruing on the hull of a once-fine sailboat, will slow the brilliance to nothing. Part of this is the courage and integrity of the thinker in keeping themselves clear of adhesions. Distinguishing between positive feedback and sycophancy is hard as hell, but a critical skill.
Today, Barack Obama is probably getting an education in discovering that difference. Regrettably, this is too late for him to correct a course that looks to be more ballistic than ascendant.
