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7/26/08

Spiegel online: West Wing : Obama's Romantic Revolution - by Gabor Steingart

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West Wing : Obama's Romantic Revolution - by Gabor Steingart

Barack Obama's promises to heal the world were lapped up in Berlin on Thursday. His speech was a masterpiece in the art of political magic -- and it was all coolly calculated.Barack Obama is often compared with a pop star these days. That makes the job of being a politician all the more difficult for him. In show business the performance is the finished product, where reality and appearance come together as one. What you see is what you get, as the Americans say. There is no morning after. "If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us; if we're a humble nation, but strong, they'll welcome us," said George W. Bush during the 2000 election campaign. The worthlessness of this statement is now well known. Back then he was believed. In reality there are just two types of voters: the romantic democrats and the common-sense democrats.

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