Playing the Race Card

When I was in New Hampshire that final fateful weekend before Clinton clawed back from certain defeat in the primary there, the love affair between Obama and the media clouded the latter's judgment to the extent that every one of the so-called "experts" called it wrong.

Yet it was evident that the Clinton crowds were just as enthused as the Obama ones and that Clinton, unlike Obama, was taking the time to answer every question asked instead of delivering inspirational remarks and taking no questions.

The Clintons will always seek to outwork, outthink and outmaneuver any presidential challenger, which is what appears to be happening now with Obama.

You can take on the Clintons on policy and how they used power when they were in the White House, but you cannot get away with hinting they are racist.

The incident shows that the Illinois senator is woefully short of real political experience. The notion that you require none, being pushed by his campaign, is truly fantastical. Would you entrust major surgery to a surgeon who had never done an operation?

Despite what you read in the newspapers, experience is actually a vital and needed commodity in politics. We see now that President George W. Bush did not have enough, especially in foreign affairs when he took over the Oval Office.

Obama has a Kumbaya message that we can all come together in perfect harmony someday in the U.S. That plays well with many, but it the kind of harmless sentiment that goes with naivety and inexperience.

Do you really expect that in Washington, D.C., where protagonists use impeachment, personal attacks and foul tactics, will suddenly become a kinder, gentler place, taking cue from the Obama message? Little wonder some of his opponents have taken to calling him Obambi.

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