"Naive"

Senator Barack H. Obama is a good Senator. He had a strong battle against Alan Keyes from Maryland for the open Illinois seat in the U.S. Senate, and he hasn't let the voters down. His words are rich and his emotion is true - I'm not rooting for him to rule our country, but I have to give him credit where credit is due. Let's listen to more syrupy words from Senator Obama, compiled two days ago by Phillip Elliott of the Associated Press:

"Don't let people tell you we can't solve our problems. Cynicism is our enemy. Don't let them convince you that it's too far gone, that Washington is too corrupt," Obama said to cheers. "Listen, there are problems in Washington but there are not problems we can't fix as citizens of the United States."

During the twilight rally in a Nashua park, Obama said the answer to health care—like many policies—is to reduce lobbyists' power.


"What's missing is not the plan, it's the sense of urgency and the willingness to take on special interests," Obama said. "It's not just enough to change political parties. For us to make those big changes, we're going to need all of you to be engaged."

Cynicism is our enemy? Strong stand, Senator. And blaming lobbyists for all of Washington's ills? Are they from the firm of Straw Man and Paper Tiger? Ha! Get it? See what I did there? Anyway, I did enjoy him saying the line: "Don't let them convince you that it's too far gone, that Washington is too corrupt." That sounds like an America's Senator supporter!! We'll have to use that line to bury him later in the campaign.