The Expectation Gap

"he managed to convince members of every faction that he agreed with them,"
I really grinned out load when I read that. That is NOT a bad trait to have, especially in a presidency. Yes, some people are gonna be unhappy, at the same time, adults ALL know that you can't always get what you want. That doesn't mean you can't be unhappy about that. You CAN! The best democracies are those where the interest groups are ALL equally somewhat unhappy, and where the general public is slightly bored. Slightly bored means, theres nt great injustice.

Compare the candidates by going to The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. (2008). 2008 Presidential candidate health care proposals: Side by side summary. Retrieved 2/12/08 from http://www.health08.org/sidebyside_results.cfm?c=5&c=11&c=16. Read the books "Dreams of My Father" and The Audacity of Hope" to know who Mr. Obama is before you make false, rumored and slanderous statements. You can also google and check wikipedia for quick details on the experiences of all candidates. Mr. Obama experience is adequate if you research his entire career. Hey former President Bill Clinton was a Governor in his 40's when he ran for 1992. Mrs. Clinton was in the White House as the first lady and then has served a few more years as a Senator than Mr. Obama. And if you apply yourself to do the research you can look up the rest of his career and education. Mr. McCain has the most experience in government but that does not necessarily mean he is suited for the executive office as indicated from previous runs for the office. This campaign is exciting and yet clean where the candidates so far have been respectful and sticking to the issues. Only the public through fear and lack of research will let rumors and slander slip from their mouths. Kkhan if you had listen to Mr. Obama speech in VA you might have heard him talk about the difficulties in "fixing" up things. Presidency for America's presents circumstance will be a difficult task for anyone brave enough to take the challenge. And of course we all benefitted from Dr. King's ground work yet to be finished. Did he not say "judge people not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character".

Obama is too good to be true. That is what all the "haters" are thinking. At least he is one of the brave and qualified people along with the others campaigning who cares about the future of this country. I can respect the men and woman of both parties without making ignorant statements. Look at the facts of the candidates and read about platforms. If you are disturbed by the charisma and character of Mr. Obama then I suggest you get to know him by reading his books "Dreams of my Father" and "The Audacity of Hope" to understand the way this man thinks. Also go to (The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. (2008). 2008 Presidential candidate health care proposals: Side by side summary. Retrieved 2/12/08 from http://www.health08.org/sidebyside_results.cfm?c=5&c=11&c=16.) to compare the candidates issues. This has been an exciting and so far clean campaign. The only unfortunate smearing I have seen has been from the fear of persons that do not take the time to do research. Also google & wikipedia works. Oh btw Kkhan if you listen to his speeches he realizes that fixing things will not be easy and yes hopefully we all have benefitted from the ground work of Dr. King. That is why we judge people by the content of character not the color of their skin.

So, Clinton is no saint. Obama's 'change' is a strategic message developed and fine-tuned through time and deliberately remained broad in meaning to hook as many hot head as possible, but apparently such a typical old hand in politics is considered sincere new change. When he talks it up bigger, it makes him the bigger liar.

Obama for president - this has to be a joke & someone should stop this insanity. How could his supporters really believe that he is Mr. fix it, when in reality he has capitalized on the ground work of the famous Dr. Martin Luther King, a man of real substance. His success is based on the theory that a drowning rat will clutch at a straw & that's exactly the response of his supporters.

Great Article. It is about time people started realizing that even the Obama says he is going to bring change, he is working in the same system that has been in Washington since day one. Hillary '08.

I see Richard and Jonathan Alter got the Evan Thomas memo to start bashing HRC.

We all know the boys in the media hate an uppity woman.

I see Richard and Jonathan Alter got the Evan Thomas memo to start bashing HRC.

We all know the boys in the media hate an uppity woman.

The only reason that these reporters claim Hillary was stubborn, etc. was because she is a woman. If a man shows tenacity and refuses to compromise his convictions (as she did) they would be described as courageous and unwaivering. Furthermore, our economy was flourishing under Clinton. So what about Lewinski! For JFK there was Marilyn Monroe, why doesn't anyone criticize him!

CAPITALiSM WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE.

WHO RUNS THE THIRTEEN TRILLION DOLLAR ECONOMY?
THE SAME ENTITIES THAT HAVE BEEN RUNNING IT SINCE NINTETY EIGHTY. THE OWNERS OF CAPITAL...

WHATEVER! av3who. The way you see change is very narrow-minded....by looking at people and not what changes they can bring about by their knowledge, experience and actions. It is also clear that folks like yourself have this big holier-than-thou attitude, who are pathological Clinton-haters and who expound the ridiculous and flawed reasoning that Hillary and Bill are the same. Even if thats true, Bill was a great president (except for his big moral-lapse while in office) who did a lot of good for this country in his 8 years in office. I am sure, if Hillary is President, she will best Bill and make amends for him even in the morality department!
As for you folks, you might as well shut your senses off, listen only to the media without using your own heads and act like a flock of sheep following a shepherd! I am a Obama fan too, for your information. But I am not dancing to his tunes or acting all wonderstruck by his eloquence, oratory and charms. My firm belief is that for his great qualities Obama does not have the qualifications and the nerve to go the distance against John McCain, in spite of what the polls might suggest today. And, this country is most likely not ready for a sea-change in the political arena to place a relative novice like Obama in the White House.
If am wrong, so be it!! But I don't think I'm going to be!!!