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To: KLP who wrote (242682)	3/18/2008 6:45:21 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793897

Obama is a remarkably talented speaker. Very inspirational - he makes one want to trust him. Interesting guy. But what I would really like to understand is this current mood in our society that makes millions of people willing to "gamble" on a politician who is relatively unknown and who's views - to the extent that they are known - seem to be rather extreme. I consider Obama's open intent to pull the rug from under our military's sacrifice and struggle in Iraq - right around the time when they seem to succeed - to be extreme. His political views and recipes seem to be more or less boilerplate leftist collectivist and statist. No big news there. What IS new is his personality - young, charismatic, inspirational. I hear people say that he has "potential for greatness" - and I agree. That's why I think that our current public mood is dangerous. "Great" leaders tend to come on stage during times of wars, revolutions and other great disturbances. Does this mean that so many among us are inclined to support Obama because of an intuitive feeling that we are about to enter "interesting times"? Maybe many people actually desire to experience those "interesting times"? We need to remember that we are very fortunate to live in a free and affluent nation. Most people around the world are not so lucky. We have much to lose. That's why this gambling mood is so puzzling.