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He is not even Bobby. Inspiration does not equal preparation. Pierce that veil of "hope" and what do you see that would give you confidence he can actually pull it off? What gives you the confidence his proposals won't actually result in more of the same? Why would including someone who is hell-bent on sabotaging your efforts lead you to believe you will change things? What do you think is going to happen when the corporate lobbiests call in their chits with Obama?
What makes you think he can prevent the ineveitable corporatate sabotoge and dissapointment when that hope is not realized? We cannot afford to make the same assumptions, and the resulting mistakes again. What galls me is that some people go out of their way to say this is not a racist of sexist choice for them, then say "we want to prove a black candidtate is electable," or "It's time for a female president."
Complete denial. Bill Mahr was spot on when he said Americans like to believe they are less racist than they actually are. Those are very shallow and dangerous reasons to support anyone, much less the candidate for President. We need to get it with both our hearts AND our heads, if you really expect anything to change.
You cannot reason with a bully, and you cannot take money from one--they take more from you in the end. You need someone who has complete recognition of the issues and realistic plans that will implemment and indeed realize what you hope for. That is one reason why John Edwards is being mostly ignored, because the very same status quo fears him.
They do not fear Obama or Hillary.
