Julia Suryakusuma
The writer is the author of Sex, Power and Nation. She can be contacted at jsuryakusuma@gmail.com

HOW far does sentimentalism take you when you’re doing political analysis? Not very far, everyone knows that.

Observing Barack Obama since 2006, I had been moved by my emotions—and I’m certainly not alone in that. The mainstream media have also been engaged in a slobbering love affair with Obama. Chris Matthews from MSNBC e