Let’s calm down here. Obams is a flaming liberal, but not a real socialist, much less a Marxist. The lefty zillionaires who fund (and lead) the Democrats aren’t interested in giving up their wealth. And Obama goes to church – genuine Reds are atheists (“opium of the masses” and all that).
What Obama has that Democrats and leftists crave is genuine personal appeal. Hillary’s a stiff (as were Kerry and Gore). Bill C. is slick but sleazy. (Obama isn’t out to screw any woman who doesn’t run fast enough, nor is he obviously on the take.) By comparison, Obama is a dreamboat. The exaggerated adulation isn’t about him, it’s about the Democrats’ neediness.
It’s like a lonely bachelor or spinster who gets hit on: the other party may be scum, but the target won’t hear a word against her or him. The adjective for this condition is “besotted”.
Joe McNulty: Obama may be Fred Astaire-oid, but he’s never won a seriously contested election. He got his state senate seat by disqualifying the other candidates. When he challenged Bobby Rush for his House seat, he was crushed. He got his Senate seat because both his chief Democrat rival and Republican opponent self-destructed with divorce scandals. Can he win a real fight? I don’t know. We may see.
Huxley: Bryan served two terms in the House; Harding a full term in the Senate, and was LG of Ohio. OTOH Wilson was a half-term Governor of NJ.
