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...Beinart's brilliant essay ought to be sealed in a TIME capsule to be opened at the end of this generation. Barack Obama and the Democrats have broken the reign of the Republican "corporatocracy" and throttled the neocon New American Century in favor of the ancient Oriental wisdom of peaceful coexistence of freedom and order. The recent Republican ineptness in matters foreign and domestic has jolted us into the revelation that conservative dogma has been largely naive and misguided, and the wise course into the future is progressive. Roger Steed, Dayton, Ohio...
...shed tears except for deaths in the family, but I've got to admit that reading Nancy Gibbs' article on Barack Obama in this week's commemorative issue made my eyes misty [Nov. 17]. These were tears not of sorrow but of sheer appreciation for a wonderfully expressed essay about this transcendent moment in American history. Hervie Haufler, Shelburne...
...Proud to Be ... You and Me Pico Iyer's essay in which he says the U.S. needs to be "in tune" with the rest of the world was quite apt [Nov. 17]. Earlier this year, while my family and I were having dinner in Coullier, France, and discussing the upcoming election, a woman overheard us and very seriously said, "The whole world is watching." I regarded the statement as overdramatic - until I saw the joy with which the international community reacted when Obama was elected. I look back on that night and I realize now that the U.S. has demonstrated...
...shed tears except for deaths in the family, but I've got to admit that reading Nancy Gibbs' article on Barack Obama in this week's commemorative issue made my eyes misty [Nov. 17]. These were tears not of sorrow but of sheer appreciation for a wonderfully expressed essay about this transcendent moment in American history. Hervie Haufler, SHELBURNE...
Proud to Be ... You and Me Pico Iyer's essay in which he says the U.S. needs to be "in tune" with the rest of the world was quite apt [Nov. 17]. A little over a month ago, while my family and I were having dinner in Coullier, France, and discussing the upcoming election, a British woman overheard us, and very seriously she told us, "The whole world is watching." I regarded the statement as a little overdramatic until I saw how the international community reacted when Obama was elected. I now look back on that night in France...