This article just goes to show that two people looking at the same indivhe has been asked over and over again to present an original copy of his undisputed birth certificate and has not doidual can see two different pictures. Barack Obama is an accident waing to happen. He doesn't have the will power to quit smoking. I hope that he doesn't think that he can smoke inside the White House! The fact that ne so as of election day , tells me that he without a doubt is hiding something.There are so many unanswered questions surrounding this man that I could never consider voting for him at this time. No matter who wins this election, Barack Obama is in need of a serious probe ! In the words of Barack Obama, All "59" states need to look at this man with a fine tooth comb!
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Obama the Unruffled
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This was not how the play of personalities was supposed to go in this race. Obama started out as the shake-'em-up change agent, the newbie who hopscotched his way to the top. McCain was supposed to be the veteran with the steady hand who'd worked his way up the electoral ladder, a man of granite for rocky times. Those roles have now completely reversed. During the third debate the younger man appeared infinitely more mature than the elder. Obama was unshakable, almost preternaturally so, considering that his opponent interrupted him repeatedly, smirked at his answers and grimaced so oddly that at times he seemed deranged.
McCain has always been irascible and angry—his short fuse and barbed comebacks, more than his voting record, account for the "maverick" label—but rarely have voters seen this on such conspicuous display. As he rolled his eyes and chuckled bitterly at much of what the man across the table said, it was disconcerting to think of him doing the same with the leaders of Russia or Iran. When he ate up precious debate time complaining that his feelings had been hurt by criticism from an Obama supporter, it seemed that he thought the race was not about the people's business, but his.
The question now is "Who is the real John McCain?" For the sake of victory he sold his soul to the devil, to the Mephistophelean tactics of Karl Rove, which consist mainly of throwing mud until it sticks. Americans are giddy believers in progress, but our presidential elections always seem to be fighting the last war; the post-Rovean era is upon us, and McCain was the last to know. When the smears revved up, his approval ratings sank. The red-meat Republicans yelling imprecations at McCain-Palin rallies are still stuck in the culture wars. Here's the thing: the culture wars are over. The liberal side won. How else to explain the spectacle of a conservative vice presidential candidate moved to confide during a debate that some of her best friends are gay?
In every election there is something intangible that speaks to voters apart from issues and positions. They search for a sense of how a candidate's character matches the times. Eight years ago, when things were booming, they decided to take a chance on a guy who seemed like a boffo guest at a barbecue, and they got burned. Now they are searching for a person who will remain unflappable in the face of crisis, who can deal calmly with the extraordinary challenges he will face in January. That is why John McCain has faltered in this race. That is why Barack Obama has surged.
© 2008
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