2008

After the Democrats' Debate in Dartmouth, analyzers were talking about Barack Obama having had a poor performance and suggesting he'd had a cold and wasn't feeling well. After this heavily attended speech in New York, I'd be looking for the pod.

I can't find a transcript, but there was an audio clip on NPR this morning in which Obama said there are people who can go into Washington and handle things as they stand. "We'd tinker with things," he said. And then he added that certainly, "We couldn't be worse than George Bush."

Huh? Does that inspire you? They'll tinker with things as they stand, and heck, they can't be worse than George. So, what the hey, let's give the man a shot at it. As though there is no other option.

Being worse than George Bush is not saying much. And George Bush isn't running for office anyway.

And in the words of Jerry Brown back when (paraphrased): We don't need somebody to go to Washington and tinker with things. We need somebody to go in there with a crowbar.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.