The national media has been busy trying to induce an extended Obama-gasm for the electorate with no end in sight. Largely liberal in perspective, Obama is the feature story each day with the national media as he is portrayed as a messiah-like figure ready to right all wrongs using buzz words like "hope" and "change", but usually short on actual details. Obama's lack of legislative experience, campaign gaffes, questionable acquaintances, naive policy positions, and razor thin resume (quick, tell me anything that he has accomplished) are either ignored or glossed over. Obama's appeal is real. His charisma, good looks, and oratory skills are undeniable. But, in the end, those kinds of assets are more Hollywood than Washington DC. His pledge to unite the country is pure drivel. A democracy works best when there are polar feelings. And besides, he can't even unite his own party, fellow Democrat Hillary actually received more popular votes in the primaries. And his seriously lame excuses and standard formula answer that his long friendships with an unrepentant terrorist, a sleazy Chicago felon, and a race-baiting preacher are simply "not the person that I knew" are not believable. Equally, his belief that simply sitting down with rogue dictators who have promised the destruction of America and Israel could some how get them to change their attitudes and actions toward America is downright scary. I guess after Ahmadinejad nukes Israel, Obama would solemnly announce that "Mahmoud isn't the man I knew". Voters, please think past the sweeping, feel-good rhetoric that Obama expertly spouts. Frankly, I'm sure Obama is a terrific person, father, and husband, but the toughest job in the world requires so much more than he brings to the table. These are serious times, and Obama's attributes simply don't translate into the national and international experience that the job demands.
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