(2008-07-05) Obama Turn

Dave Winer is disappointed, both in ourselves and in Barack Obama [z2008-07-04-HappyFourth]: From gun control to abortion, to illegal wire-tapping and funneling government money to religious organizations, the man who sold us Change You Can Believe In, it's sad to say, appears not to have believed in it himself.

• Fred Wilson notes growing disenchantment with Obama from his base. I Commented questioning people's belief in the success of the surge. [z2008-07-08-SurgeStatus]

• LaTimes lists some cases.

• Andrew Sullivan thinks it's good strategy.

It's tricky for me, because I never liked his Populist crap. So to the extent that he drops those things (protectionism, loony welfare increases) I think it's a good thing. But to extent he joins the anti-individualist Conservative positions (FISA, etc.), that's a bad thing.