Posted by
Closet GOP on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 2:19:52 AM
With Barak Obama's growing support and pulling out the "Chesapeake sweep" Tuesday it is looking more apparent that he will be the nomination for the Democratic Party. For someone who could be the first black man to score a nomination for the Democratic Party that would be a huge victory for the party.
Obama has yet to serve a full term in the US Senate. Sean Hannity has twice posed the question (1, 2) on Hannity and Colmes to a pro-Obama focus group to "name one accomplishment" of his. Not only are the responses comical with "great speaker" to "opposing the Iraq War" as some standards they usually use. They didn't come up with one. Not one! The most unbelievable was a gentleman who claimed that Obama being black was an accomplishment and he himself was black.
I understand the attraction to Obama. He is a great communicator and does speak with passion but what does he really stand for? What has he really done? For anyone paying attention to the U.S. Senate or U.S. Congress lately understands why they have such a low approval rating (even worse than Bush). Since their 2006 resurgence the Democrats have not done anything that they set out to do. Remember how they said they were going to stop the war? The difference is "saying what you believe in" and "doing what you believe in". The first part is always the easiest to do but the second part is not followed up on in politics very much. Since Obama is starting to emerge as the frontrunner and with the success of the Iraq surge, he is even starting to waffle on Iraq now. He has flown under the radar with the Democrats but with the spotlight on him and the help of John McCain the focus should come down to the issues not feelings.
I debate with my wife all the time but we have come to an agreement on some things. We agree that people who tend to be liberal wants things to be ideal for everyone. Republicans wants everything to be realistic for everyone. Is there a little bit of cross over? Sure, but for the most part I think it is true. This is what is happening with Obama. He gives these great speeches, people weep and are moved with great emotion and it all builds in this tremendous culmination where they scream "Yes, We Can". But what can they really do? Do they even know specifically what his plans are? No, but they feel it and that is good enough.