The thing that bothers me the most about Obama is his tendency to disregard his friends and supporters so blatantly when they become inconvenient, specifically because that is so contrary to his public image which he himself so carefully crafts.
Yeah, I have to agree with this. Remember how Obama threw away his first wife away like a piece of garbage after she was in a car accident? She simply wasn't good enough anymore, so he married some rich heiress beauty queen. Typical Obama.
McCain's first wife was a model, jackass.
Er.. does that make it any better?
I don't think you're crazy, by the way, but I do think you went in to this idea on your own, formulated it, and then began picking away until the parallels seemed undeniable. A self-fulfilling prophecy, really.
My (God I can't even say the word anymore without feeling a little hoaky) hope for Obama is that, given his perceived intellectual capacity when compared to Bush, he would make a more concerted effort to surround himself with a wider balance of opinion. His campaign has tried to emphasize that change is not something he himself offers, just what he represents as a President of the people of the US.
I don't think you're in any place to criticize his family's dealings. Is there some quote you have that the reason the kids would get the dog was because Obama would be gone so much busy campaigning? Is there
really an important reason that I even have to ask that question?
Your Freudian analysis was a little shallow I found, I'm sorry to say. What, exactly, is the purpose behind trying to find a reason why Obama is or seems to be so egotistical? I think the performance of Bush these past six years especially was the result of not some kind of mind-f*** as a child, but a mind-f*** after September 11th. I don't blame the man for it sometimes, I can't imagine not losing my bearings after such a thing. In any case, I fail to see the relevance. I don't care if Obama is egotistical unless it means worse diplomacy, and that is hard to imagine after 43.
I think this elongated campaign season may be toying with your mind a little, but the calls that you're crazy should cease. That said, this is still the campaign season. The acceptance speech is one of the critical moments of it. Obama will capitalize on that opportunity in the fashion his campaign has already been run. One thing we must remember is that campaign season Obama will likely not be similar to an elected Obama.
Oh, and one last thing - Obama throws people under the bus. He stood by the curb for a long, long time before he pushed Wright under, his first serious problem. Too long, many said. A representation of bad judgment? Quite possibly. But please, please, let's try not to dig too deep. There's a point at which the hole begins to fall in upon itself and you're just stuck. In the dirt. I'm going to go eat a burrito.
