Is Obama just another Jimmy Carter?  

I know...I think I'm MORE excited about the VP debates than I am about the prospect of listening to Obama spout off about how we need more government to fix the problems.

Here's the think I find most notable about Obama's choice of VP and McCain's:

Obama TALKS about change but then picks Biden as his running mate. Biden is a staunch member of the DC political machine.

Obama could have only been more party line if he had picked Teddy Kennedy.

McCain talks about change and then actually does something radical in the GOP; picks a woman VP with a stellar record of actually making changes and bucking the system.

So, when we compare McCain to Obama on BS vs action, McCain comes out the clear winner.

Oh, and if you like that article, you'll love this one. I wished I'd have used it instead:

http://www.nowpublic.com/...


One more thing I thought of earlier: Doesn't the media and Hollywood's obsession with Obama give anyone serious pause? Quite frankly, that display in Denver gave me a major case of the creeps, and I imagine lots of people who aren't blinded by the celebrity felt the same.

I said in another discussion that no one knew Obama's name until Oprah said it; isn't anyone but me uncomfortable letting a talk show host chose our next president?

Is electing a member of the Chicago political machine--second only in corruption to New Orleans, really a wise choice?

The whole event in Denver cost the DNC 33 million dollars without adding in the cost of the transformation of Ivesco Field, which had to be millions more.
It was a display of lavishness, the likes I've never seen in politics, and all of this coming from the man that would have us believe that he is going to bring us fiscal responsibility and accountability from the government all the while lowering taxes and paying for health care and education for everyone.
He boasts so proudly of making a success of himself all on his own through hard work and sacrifice, yet doesn't think that the average American is capable of doing so, and the government should just pay for it all.

The celebrity and medias love affair is something that defies explanation, I think that hes just the new cool thing and they can't wait to jump on the bandwagon, regardless of whether or not he can deliver on his apparently mesmerizing promises and personna.
The average joe out there is who the speech writers are targeting when they pen the words he so succesfully delivers.

I haven't even read the new article, I want to eat dinner first, so theres less of a chance of me losing my appetite.