ELECTION BLUES

Am I alone here or is this the least-interesting election since... I don't know, in my lifetime? As far as I can tell Mr. Obama is already President... oh but that's right, its not even November yet, so McCain is still out there somewhere. Could someone let him know he is still in the race please? Sure hope he shows up sometime soon, I'd love to hear what he's pitching these days. But I digress, its not really McCain's fault, just another case of media leftism and ratings pandering at its finest. I haven't seen much more than a few scraps of fishwrap written about McCain since Huckabee dropped out. When that happened the press reaction was basically "we have our Republican nominee. Now, back to the Clinton/Obama scramble..." Since then its been all Obama all the time. Is this guy really THAT interesting? Oh yeah, I forgot; he stands for change. Sorry, my bad.
Bottom line is we have a Repub in McCain that doesn't inspire like Reagan or polarize like Bush; he's just a bit too neutral, or lukewarm, to draw the kind of unwavering support he'll need to win. Isaiah says "thou art lukewarm and I will spew thee out of my mouth." Lukewarm has never won much of anything. In Obama, liberals see the possible realization of the years of unrealized leftist dreams. To the weeble-wobbles who are driven in the wind and tossed about, Obama is the perfect fit - little experience in politics, short legislative voting record = no dirt! Clean as a whistle. No regard is given to lack of political experience as a drawback; on the contrary, many Obama supporters cite that as a plus. What people don't consider is that with his lack of experience it will take a few years to navigate the pathways to political success both in the White House and on Capitol Hill. By that time his first term (and only, God willing) will be half over. Not to mention that Mr. O has been in politics so short a time that he lacks the political relationships to affect cyclical majority, logrolling, and any other legislative strategy needed to get bills passed in congress. Grant and Eisenhower came off the battlefield and into the oval office with no real political experience whatsoever. Still, I would say the battlefield is a much more reliable proving ground than is 2 years in the Senate (ex. Colin Powell). Mark my words - if this guy gets elected, all the frou-frou change rhetoric goes out the window from day one. Imagine if you're a multi-term senator or representative and this new cat takes the helm of the nation and demands sweeping change. You don't think these folks have egos?? Watch and see all his "change" end up in the pigeon hole.
But there is this other guy, his name is John McCain, I think he's still running. He's got the relationships, the experience, and the character. Perhaps you'll hear about him soon.