Just Words

Profound statement on Barack.

Nearly all of Obama's appeal requires his supporters to take on faith that
he will do things he has never done.

And another.

But on the question of whether Obama will ever take a meaningful stand against
corruption or waste in his own party or stand up to vested interests and
ideological extremists on his own side, we have a certain answer: he has
bypassed too many opportunities to do so already. To the contrary, Obama is so
thoroughly marinated in extremism and corruption that it would be nearly
impossibe to extricate himself and still have a meaningful identity left.

Faux Leadership

As has been the case throughout his career, Barack Obama has ducked the opportunity to lead on the biggest issue of the day. For example,

Obama and his wife, Michelle, were among thousands attending the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual awards dinner at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. He hailed the caucus, founded nearly 40 years ago, as laying the groundwork for his nomination, and he asked the crowd to join him in his historic run for the presidency.

There he was, in the midst of a group of congressmen, one third of whom voted against the bailout. Did he lobby them to support the measure?

Obama was given the foundation's Harold Washington Award, named after the late Chicago mayor and honoring the senator's work in coalition-building. He saluted Washington, who he said had inspired him to move to Chicago and become a community organizer.

If he was privately twisting arms, his work was not very effective.

Obama (D) then devoted the rest of his 20-minute speech to economic issues and to emphasizing the differences between his positions and those of his opponent, Sen. John McCain (R).

"Change isn't just a slogan, saying, 'I'm for change, too. I'm a maverick,' " he said, pausing for the crowd's laughter and applause. "He's taking my stuff."

If Barack has any stuff that's effective, he wasn't throwing it Saturday night.

The Joy of Video

If you really want to upset the Barack supporters in your life, send them a link to this.