Posted by
Dawn on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:42:54 PM
This endless quest of Barack Hussein Obama for the presidency will soon come to an end, in either victory or defeat. From a childhood essay in which he expressed the dream of over a million little boys (and girls!) to one day attain the highest office in the land, President of the United States, he studied hard and succeeded by his own merits. Attendance at Columbia University, Harvard Law and a short stint as a Civil Rights attorney to Community Organizer, Obama parlayed his gifts of natural charm and perseverence to a seat in the State Senate of Illinois. As a State Senator, Barack Hussein Obama voted present over 100 times. At the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama and his teleprompter, gave a keynote speech, knocked the socks off the attendees and stole the rug right out from under John Kerry. He won his own election as a United States Senator from Illinois in 2004 basically running by himself.
The Democratic Party, in their never-ending soap opera of defeating the Clintons at all costs, was going to any lengths to deny Hillary Clinton the nomination. Teddy Kennedy picked up the the mantle of his own brother, John F. Kennedy and annointed Barack Obama as the new savior of the Democratic Party. The game suddenly changed big time. Because the nominating process of the Democratic Party is inclusive and fair, after each primary and caucus, the delegates are proportioned out. (Note to Howard Dean or your soon-to-be replacement: Try winner take all next time!) "Super Delegates" then came into play and although Hillary Clinton won all the large states and garnered over 18,000,000 votes, she lacked enough Super Delegates and for the good of the party and unification, the nod was given to Barack Hussein Obama. (As an aside, this is the party that has a major problem with the Electoral College.)
Barack Obama appears to be learned and articulate. However, he does read his speeches from a teleprompter and has speech writers! To some ears, he yells a lot and speaks in a preacher`s cadence. Off the cuff, he gets confused and acts, well, human! He seems to enjoy campaigning and being the nominee very much! His salary from the Senate and all those other "Senator perks" keep coming in. Barack has his own staff of hundreds and hundreds of campaign headquarters across the country with thousands of volunteers. People send his campaign money all the time and Hollywood heavies are knocking themselves out to support him. He has a fawning media. He has never had to account for his many "lost years" or to answer any hard questions about his policies or lack thereof. Many of his associates have disappeared from the public eye or have gone underground. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid take his calls. He has a motorcade and Secret Service Protection to sweep the area. He enjoys first class hotel suites and good food. He has a campaign plane and his own Presidential Seal and recently, a Commemorative Coin! Barack Hussein Obama is having the time of his life.
That old warhorse, that Braveheart, Senator John Sydney McCain, has stopped campaigning and is returning to Washington to find out what exactly is inside the Trillion Dollar Bailout/Rescue package. He respectfully suggested that Senator Obama join him and suspend the campaign and debate until a responsible solution for the American taxpayer is resolved Obama said he can multi-task and still campaign, and wanted to continue with the debate on Friday evening. John McCain wants to solve the problem, to learn and to know what is being proposed and what exactly is in that bailout package. All of the answers and solutions will be paid for on the back of the American taxpayers and JMac wants to be there. Barry just wants to phone it in and continue basking in the glory of his moment.
Gotta say it: McCain looks better all the time.
(President George Bush did telephone both John McCain and Barack Obama early Wednesday evening. Both will be in Washington on Thursday.)