Letters to the Editor
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Judgement is the issue for Obama
A radical pastor my be the catalyst for the discussion but a question of judgment is the real issue facing Obama. Obama is asking the American people to take a leap of faith on his candidacy. We are being asked to hope and trust in him, to believe his rhetoric. Some people, apparently about half the Democrats need a bit more. The problems with Rev. Wright brings to the fore questions regarding his judgment. Someone qualified to sit in the oval office should have seen this coming. Politics, not the "new poltics" that Obama would like to usher in means that he is going to be dogged by the problems with Rev. Wright through the remainder of the primary and most certainly throughout the general election, if nominated.
Some will lament the unfairness and racism of the situation and they may be right; however, a change to a more perfect political environment is not going to happen in a few months. Some would say it isn't going to happen anytime soon. We are an imperfect people as are our candidates. All indications are that the remainder of the election is going to be the same brutal gauntlet as we have come to expect. Can the rhetorical campaign of Obama survive under these conditions, we shall see. Does he have the maturity, the political skill and the stamina to fight all the way till November? Who knows he has never been tested on the big stage before. Is Obama just a very ambitious individual who after winning the ultimate political prize would he be uninterested in the daily grind of the Presidency? Again who knows since we have so little to go on due to his short track record. He certainly has not been that interested in being a Senator since he started running for a higher office the minute, or before he walked into the chamber.
Now let the chorus begin that Obama's current problems are all the fault of Hillary, the media, etc. It was inevitable as high flying as was the Obama campaign and the euphoria of his supporters that rougher days were ahead before November. One thing is for certain the old war horse Hillary, who has proven to be as tough as nails and a political realist will be right on his heels till the bitter end of this race.
I know, I know, Hillary's a bitch, a liar, underhanded, a cheat, and all the other expletives that Obama supporters throw at her but she may in the end be the best candidate.
Winning the election is the real goal which I hope we all can agree upon and if Obama stumbles, or is judged unelectable by enough super delegates guess who will be the nominee.