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Thank you for the thoughtful response. Yes I have attended a few strip shows in my life and found that it was one spectator sport I could do without. Your analysis of Barack's ambivalence toward his Pastor's sermons may well be accurate but just the idea that such ambivalence about his Country exists is cause for concern. It tells us he is trying to find out who he is and what he believes, which is something all of us struggle with. I admire that quest for identity but I do not think he should seek to resolve his personal quandry by running for President. That is a bridge too far, he needs incremental steps of solidifying his identity before he marches on. I think people in this Country are outraged by the Bush/Cheney trashing of the Constitution and the protocols of honest Government, I know I am. Baracks candidacy is an opportunity to give the Republicans the salute of disrespect that they deserve. But now we are talking about the leadership of the Country we love and cherish and turning it over to a man who is still soul searching to find out who he really is.
Unless he is able to be more open and reveal the man beneath the facade he will not win. I would encourage him to share the inner struggle which you describe from his book let people see the human side of his dilema, trust the American people for they are as forgiving and understanding a civilization as can be found on the planet. I enjoyed you story of St. Peter and the Seminar in Heaven for the Universal Unitarians.
