Posted by
Tim Blessing on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 7:19:09 PM
Obama appeal's to new voters who do not understand the complexity of issues and the system.
That's no different than the people Kennedy brought into politics in 1960.
Idealistic and knave in how complex the checks and balances of our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
The problem could be diagnosed as an emotional connection between him and his supporters rather than an intellectual conversation.
He's not a normal politician running for President. He's more like a Islamic Cleric leading a movement.
These people who are voting for him do not seem to intelligent or they would look at his message more coldly and practical.
Its a combination of religion and politics. A combination of Christ, Lincoln, Reagan, and maybe some Islam.
He is a sophist in the Greek Tradition of the word more rhetoric than actual true substance.
These people see his charisma and speaking ability, but they don't probe any deeper into the ideology or his background.
Are they ignorant? Yes, they do not see his combination of coldness and emotion. He is a fraud, but his voters are not educated to his true nature like Kennedy's more idealistic supporters and Johnson's.
Reagan style of rhetoric: meat and potatoes with bellicoisity.
Cuba is an issue that cut's both ways. If the embargo is lifted before the presidential election then the Republican nominee lose's Floriada.
Castro is not dead and neither is his brother. Until, they become incapacitated they will run Cuba based on influence rather than office.
Again, I would take a wait and see attitude because Cuba is a sensitive issue in Florida.