POLITICS
Obama: Calm At the Eye Of the Storm
AN WE GET THIS THING OVER WITH?
This "thing" being the interminable Presidential campaign and Tuesday night's "town hall" debate during which few words from either candidate caused an uptick in active listening.
At the end of the world as we know it, Senator Barack Obama seemed fine: unflappable and cool and ready for whatever the afterlife delivers. And Senator John McCain showed he is ready to go out with figurative guns blazing.
Today, I'll not participate in partisan hair-pulling. Last night I saw both men as honorable and disciplined and well-intentioned, but with different world views. Unlike during the first debate, when McCain played offense with his can-do comments and attacks on Obama, last night he paced like a hungry lion waiting for prey.
Obama wasn't in danger; he was the elephant on the horizon.
The race is near over, and political fortunes can change with the wind. But this year the economic gales are foretelling a long winter. Stock up on food, conserve fuel, bring your rosary and batten down the hatches.
Change is arriving at the station.
Posted October 8, 2008
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