Article Directory :: Politics & Government Articles The Obama Meltdown? By Nathan Moore Republish: EasyPublish™ Published: 09Sep2008 Word count: 487 Viewed: 312 time(s) Get Free Content For Your Site What a week for Barack Obama. He (accidentally) refers to his "Muslim faith" on George Stephanopolous' show, waivers and quakes on every position he has hitherto held (abortion, taxes, Iraq, the surge), and now faces a 10 point deficit to McCain/Palin in the latest USA Today likely voter poll. And as we all know, it is the likely voter polls, not the registered voter polls, that really count. I can hear the Democrats now, wondering aloud in polite company how the rest of America could be so stupid. I would respectfully take that question and redirect it in the direction from whence it came. Barack Obama's entire primary campaign was a personality contest and a "change" event (which really just kept reminding me of this particular South Park episode, where his supporters were the homeless). Between he and Hillary, there was little difference on the issues, ergo the issues were not discussed. Except maybe health care, though from a conservative point-of-view, government control is government control. A skunk is still a skunk, no matter how wide his (or her) stripe. Now that the general election is upon him, and real questions, voter scrutiny and his own soaring oratory begin to descend, the plaster of Paris that is Barack Obama's candidacy has begun to crack. And it is not the "Republican attack machine" that is dismantling him, contrary to his echoes of Hillary Clinton's mythical "vast right-wing conspiracy" from Democrat whines of yore. It is his own failure to stand for anything worth supporting, and like a Seinfeld episode that never ends, pinning his political future on a campaign about nothing. As he added substance to his campaign-speak, we learn what many of us already knew. He isn't about "change" - he is just another tired old liberal, advocating policies that would balloon the federal government, destroy federalism, and transform this country in ways that would make her completely unrecognizable to her Founders. His proposals stem from a childish admiration of that pathetic 1960s hippy mindset of free love and free everything, except that you and I pay for it. And why does it seem he is running against Sarah Palin? Is he really that afraid of John McCain? I now feel free to offer a bit of advice for you Democrats who think that the debates will work in his favor. Barack Obama may be the most scripted presidential candidate in history. Though well produced, Ronald Reagan (as Bill Clinton) was great off-the-cuff, had their own ideas, and knew their subject matter. Obama, certainly unworthy of Reagan's dirty sock, and not a sliver as tough as Bill Clinton, loses his unicorn-like luster when required to think on his feet. John McCain does not. This may be the beginning of the end for the Obama candidacy. If it is, the country will be better off for it. Nathan Moore is a rare breed as both a Republican and criminal defense and civil litigation attorney, who lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He authors the political blog http://www.MooreThoughts.com with his wife, and his own criminal defense blog, http://www.moorelawblog.com. EasyPublish™ this article - publishers click here More articles by Nathan Moore

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