Ah. Gotcha. So, despite the fact that he has been consulting experts and comes up with a better plan, it won't make a difference.
The problem is (a) the "experts" he has consulted with have a responsibility first to get him elected, and (b) his "better plan" appears to be more consistent with his goal of being elected than it does with his prior history.
We KNOW what McCain's history is, and his positions are pretty much aligned with that history. In Obama's case, many of his positions are diametrically opposed to what knowledge we have about his earlier positions. So, what are people to believe?
The man is liar. Not on tiny little things but on the very core of his candidacy. He has lied about his commitment to take public funding; he has lied about his relationships with terrorists and Rev. Wright; he has lied about his positions on 2nd Amendment rights and abortion; he has lied about almost everything of significance. So, why would you believe him about these so-called positions he has adopted during the campaign? It defies common sense.
So, no, I don't believe him when he says he changed and is no longer an extremist. It is just too convenient that moved to the Right starting the day the primaries ended.
A reasonable electorate would require him to take a breather, watch him for another 4 or 8 years, then if the circumstances warrant, give him another shot. Unfortunately, because he is so charismatic, the electorate is not reasonable with respect to Obama's positions. They are willing to take him at his word.
To think rationally about this you cannot be enamored with the overheated rhetoric and you cannot be taken in by the charisma. You have to think analytically and responsibly, and that is what you and a lot of other people are not doing. I would venture to guess that the vast majority of the electorate -- including almost all blacks and a vast majority of young people -- are not thinking at all; unfortunately, this is enough to put him over 273. Perhaps some will come to their senses, but I don't have confidence that McCain will be persuasive enough. Which was my concern the day I heard Obama had announced. He is a great speaker, has heretofore unseen charisma, and at this point, has developed the world's largest cult following since the days of Christ and Muhammed. |
