The Obama Delusion

all changes begin first with the idea, the the plan and we all know plans have to be modified. When you build a house its the idea, then the plan, then the reality of modification. However, the changes you make does not mean the idea totally reverses. if we look at an existing house we certainly know what we do not want . I think Hillary Clinton would make a good president based on her accomplishments and experience' but we will still have Bill Clinton's white house and somehow that does not excit me. No i do not know exactly what obama will do and yes I am sure he did not expect to ge this far therefore has no clear picture of his presidency if choosen. I also think that if he is the clear choice, there will be many, Hillary, Colin Powell, John Edwards, Al Gore, Sen. Kennedy, etc. that will be there to shape his presidency, it is not as if he will goven totally alone.

It's either "she voted for the Iraq war" lady or John "Bomb bomb bomb Iran" McCain... I choose the lesser of three evils, hope.

Obama is encouraging the youth of our country to forget the wonderful history we have. To see all of the great American heros as "old fogies." He is attempting to do away with American patriotism. BUT look at this web site. http://www.newsmax.com/kessler/Obama_Church_Racism/2008/01/07/62285.html?utm_source=crisscross&utm_medium=measuringtest1 His church dwells on African roots, African history, Aftrican customs, etc.
Where is his patriotism???? It doesn't look like it is American patriotism.

I find it rather amazing as I search through all of the posted messages, how many times the word "inspire" appears when describing Obama. I wonder what word that McCain and Clinton supportrers would use. Obviously they would have a positive word to describe their candidate of choice, but would it be "inspire"? I would rather a nation be inspired to act, than to be held to the false hope that the leader they elect will solve all their woes. Because it is going to take a nation, working together, and with willing shared sacrifice, to overcome the hurdles ahead of us. Obama is the right man for the times.

all changes begin first with the idea, the the plan and we all know plans have to be modified. When you build a house its the idea, then the plan, then the reality of modification. However, the changes you make does not mean the idea totally reverses. if we look at an existing house we certainly know what we do not want . I think Hillary Clinton would make a good president based on her accomplishments and experience' but we will still have Bill Clinton's white house and somehow that does not excit me. No i do not know exactly what obama will do and yes I am sure he did not expect to ge this far therefore has no clear picture of his presidency if choosen. I also think that if he is the clear choice, there will be many, Hillary, Colin Powell, John Edwards, Al Gore, Sen. Kennedy, etc. that will be there to shape his presidency, it is not as if he will goven totally alone.

I think this is the first time a journalist has been bold to bring this point out. The media and public at large have aloud his charisma and rhetoric to cloud their better judgement to explore WHAT he actually believes in. Even though he has been successful in doing this in the primary, because of Clinton's own baggage and ineptitudes, I hope McCain and his campaign don't allow him "smooth" and "flatter" his way into the Whitehouse. By the way, I am African-American, and proud for how far he has gone; however, issues on morality and security still matter to me, and I believe McCain is tried enough to handle the job.

It never ceases to amaze me when a candidate is criticized for running a campaign within the narrow confines dictated by the media. When anyone dares to seek elective office following the wishes of this commentator, they are at best labeled an idealist, at worst considered detached from reality, and always very quickly regulated to the ???fringe??? faction of the campaign cadre. This country has no patience for detail and reality from politicians in part because the news organizations have no interest in delivering it. Sound bites and conveniently generalized concepts make the frenetic pace of news reporting so much easier. The sad fact is that the game must be played by these miscreant rules to have any chance of success of winning the office. Once there the real work can begin and it would be nice to have an inspirational leader with obvious intelligence doing that work for a change. The commentator would do better giving Obama some credit for crafting a campaign that recognized the potential for a long, drawn-out process and seems to have planned brilliantly. Doesn???t that same something about his ability to lead this country

Obama's rhetoric decribes my reality. Look at how he has run his campaign. Just like a an effective CEO.
I will support him all the way to the White House.

I thought it odd to hear Obama speak about students being able to have some of their student loans forgiven for public service. THAT idea was straight out of Bill Clinton's mouth when HE was President. For me, Obama doesn't have an original thought in his head. All hot air. GO HILLARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I do not think that Sen. Obama is delusional at all and if he was why is Hillary Clinton always taking most (if not) all of his ideas? The Clintons (Bill) had 8 years to clear up this mess but they created more problems for the people of America. I would advise everyone to read article that was posted online (MSNBC regarding an article that was in the New York Times on 1/31/08 "An Ex-President, A Mining Deal, A Big Donor" by Jo Becker and Don Van Natta Jr. this is a MUST READ!!!

Finally someone with the voice of reason. Why is this not being picked up on and splashed all over the air waves? I can only hope that eventually these "truths" will come out. I think it might be too late for Clinton, but lets hope the media starts calling Barack out on this soon, and pointing out that his plans are strickingly similar to the ones Hillary has been espousing since the start of this campaign. If not I am sure McCain will try his best to fight the euphoric wave created by Obama's Oratory.

Can we tear apart the Democratic Party..."Yes We Can"!

Off the press: Bob the builder charges Obama with plagarism.

Seriously? I would expect to read this in some high school newspaper ... not Newsweek. How many Presidents follow through on their "detailed" plans for change, anyway? The President doesn't MAKE laws ... the Presidency is more about intangibles than it is about policy, and I think the change that Obama would bring is way more about intangibles than policy. Of course, the President can have an agenda, but he/she has to deal with political realities in getting anything done, and the fact that Obama recognizes that should be a credit to him. With all the lofty rhetoric, there's a realist in there. To me, that's part of the draw.

Mr. Samuelson, this is by far the most objective piece I have read on senator Obama and his candidacy. It would seem that anyone daring challenge his positions or statements is guilty of racism or worse. I agree with your assessment. I see the only change this man will bring to this nation (if he reaches the whitehouse) is the color of the man sitting in the oval office.

Folks, Obama DOES think we are stupid. We need to do our homework. This guy thinks he is going to smooth talk his way into our White House. RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH.

FINALLY!! Someone voices a SANE opinion. I think the news media and Oprah Winfrey are electing our President.