Again, I don't disagree with a single word.
My problem with Obama is that it's no longer clear what he is. He NEEDS his base to demand that he stay true to the course he layed out in the primaries, the course that inspired so many white people to support him. He NEEDS to recognize that he cannot be all things to all people. He NEEDS to re-establish himself as a man of principle. The politics of quiet will not achieve any of that.
One lesson life has taught me very well .. rights are determined by what you can demand, not by what is just, fair, honest, or humane. If you can't demand them, they are not your rights. Whether it's civil rights, womens rights, or the end of the Vietnam War, they didn't happen until they were demanded to happen.
Such is the very nature of politics. What you cannot demand, you don't get.
The backdrop to all of this is the failed record of democrats in presidential elections. They keep doing the same things expecting different results.
Yes, I agree that Obama SHOULD be the next president BECAUSE McCain should not .. but if we are honest with ourselves and true to issues and causes, not political party .. shouldn't we have the same critique of politicians irrespective of what party they belong to?
I demand that politicians I support don't want to mass-murder women and children so they can look good. Is that too much to ask?