https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/08/28/o-bobma-the-builder-or-why-a-philosophy-of-yes-we-can-is-as-dangerous-as-it-is-embarrasing/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 18:28:49 -0400<![CDATA[George Will, in the guise of offering Obama some advice for his speech tonight, provides a partial but alarming inventory of the shortcomings of Obama&#8217;s O-Bobma-the-Builder ™ (&#8220;Yes we can!&#8221;) political platform. I am not in Denver, so it is difficult for me to gauge with any precision the mood of the party faithful as the Democratic convention wobbles to its climax. There have, I know, been some paroxysms of enthusiasm, but that comes with the territory and, after all, Denver is famously the &#8220;mile-high city&#8221;: the air is thin, thin, in that part of Colorado, and a certain giddiness is the predictable result.]]>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:02:39 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2008/08/28/o-bobma-the-builder-or-why-a-philosophy-of-yes-we-can-is-as-dangerous-as-it-is-embarrasing-n115113