Posted on 10/24/2008 1:24:35 PM PDT by RobinMasters
Reagan Appointee and (Recent) McCain Adviser Charles Fried Supports Obama
Charles Fried, a professor at Harvard Law School, has long been one of the most important conservative thinkers in the United States. Under President Reagan, he served, with great distinction, as Solicitor General of the United States. Since then, he has been prominently associated with several Republican leaders and candidates, most recently John McCain, for whom he expressed his enthusiastic support in January.
This week, Fried announced that he has voted for Obama-Biden by absentee ballot. In his letter to Trevor Potter, the General Counsel to the McCain-Palin campaign, he asked that his name be removed from the several campaign-related committees on which he serves. In that letter, he said that chief among the reasons for his decision "is the choice of Sarah Palin at a time of deep national crisis."
Fried is exceptionally thoughtful and principled; his vote for Obama is especially noteworthy.
--Cass. R. Sunstein
UPDATE: Fried writes to TNR: I admire Senator McCain and was glad to help in his campaign, and to be listed as doing so; but when I concluded that I must vote for Obama for the reason stated in my letter, I felt it wrong to appear to be recommending to others a vote that I was not prepared to cast myself. So it was more of an erasure than a public affirmation--although obviously my vote meant that I thought that Obama was preferable to McCain-Palin. I do not consider abstention a proper option.
Rush was talking about pseudo-cons today. I guess this is another one.
Gag.
One good thing about the 0bama candidacy is it is allowing us to root out the RINOs in the party. Win or lose, they will not be allowed back.
The Obamabots are not going to like this
I see - he wants the inexperience Obama because Palin is inexperienced. He’s not “thoughtful” - he’s an IDJIT.
Lookin for work is he? SCREW HIM AND THE REST OF THE GOVERMENTALISTS. UP THEIRS.
Professor at Harvard Law, wow, what a shock.
This is why they do background checks on people. A traitor is capable of doing far more damage than someone who openly identifies with the enemy. And Rush is right...down with pseudo-cons!
Apparently, there is a lot of misogyny in the party. Not as much as the Dems have, though.
So he’s not bothered by Obama’s lack of experience in this time of crisis? Palin’s just not elite enough for him.
I can understand disagreement with the Palin nomination. She’s young. She’s untested nationally. She’s an unknown.
But ... anyone having those objections to Palin as Vice President should have even higher objections to Obama as President. He’s no more qualified.
But, even so, I question the conservative principles of anyone who would cast a vote for a principled liberal over an untested conservative.
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I'd say Charles isn't to fond of Mrs. Palin's pro-life, pro-family opions. Furthermore, Reagan would have loved this lady and wouldn't have hesitated to choose her as his Veep.
Don’t let the door hit you on the behind on the way out.
All these people are IDIOTS. They all cite the lack of experince showed by Sarah, but don’t acknowledge it from the top of the ticket for the party they now support.
I wish that were true.
HARVARD HATES AMERICA. They stick together regardless of party.
Please wake up soon folks.
adios charlie, you little harvard hack. thanks for taking your mask off
His alleged opinion is so important that it most of the article to explain who this nobody is.
These are the sleezy type republicans that have helped get us to the point we are today. The “real republicans” support Palin. These scum bags use her to hide their real motives. Champaign drinking beltway whores!! Gime a Bud anyday.
So based simply upon a superficial dislike of Palin he has abandoned all of his principles and voted for Obama who has even less experience then Palin and holds none of the same principles at all. People like this make me sick!
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