Are you struggling, just a bit, to understand the Obama factor? Trying to figure out exactly why his campaign is appealing to so many? I believe it’s really quite simple. It all comes down to “hope”. Why does he ooze “hope” more than Hillary Clinton? Don’t they really say many of the same things? It’s style. Just read the following post and it’s accompanying comments and you’ll get a feel for what’s happening. True, it’s a microscopic view and may not translate into victory on the big stage, but it’s certainly interesting.
I’ve been moody lately. I have a lot of anger built up. I feel like I have been waking up each day for years and, like Sisyphus, trying to push the same rock up the same hill, only to see it come crashing back down. But I admit to feeling a little tingle of hope over the last two days. I feel like if we can just somehow defeat the Clintons and nominate Barack Obama that we will not only win the White House with about 40 states, but also [... ]
Enticing, perhaps. But, can Obama deliver? Or is it all empty words, smoke and mirrors..
The most intriguing part of the State of the Union Address for me was watching the Kansas Governor audition for the second spot on the Obama ticket. The main lesson I took from the entire experience, however, is that Obama is playing a dangerous game by creating expectations that he almost certainly cannot deliver on. Sebelius [...]
At Shakespeare’s Sister, Melissa says:
I Have Questions for Barack Obama
And, they are all valid. Click. And read. We have a long way and many questions to go before November.
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