She is providing smokescreen cover for Obama and the far left. The longer she stays in the longer she can divert attention from real issues and from real vetting of Obama. Taking it all the way to the convention which will end up being a left wing lovefest rather than the riots ‘feared’ merely buys time. This has been the strategy all along. Serious vetting of Omama after that will be seen as desperate evil conservative, racist, and negative. In the end, I believe a majority of voters will still have the instinct to defeat him in 43 states.

You know what? You’re absolutely right. I should do that. I will. (Probably better tomorrow, since I’ve been enjoying a bit of the Macallan this evening.)

Heh. I see you prefer the single malts. My preference goes to Glenfiddich or Glenlivet - two other excellent Speyside distilleries - in a slightly chilled glass (yes, I know, blasphemy).

Ed.

Classic straw man logic. You assume you know what we Obama supporters see in Obama, and then inform us that we are terribly mistaken, and finally announce that we’re beaten, destroyed, devastated by your overwhelming attack.

I support Obama. I’ve never thought he was anything other than a politician. I wouldn’t want him to be. The presidency, after all, is kind of a political job.

I support Obama for one simple reason: he has built his campaign on the notion of reaching beyond the intellectual dead end of hyperpartisanship.

Do I think he’s Jesus come back to save us? Um . . . no. Do I think he’s a reincarnated George Washington? Nope. Do I expect he’ll be disappointing, as all politicians end up being? Yep. Do I think he’ll keep all his campaign promises? No more than any other president.

I support him because an Obama administration will have as a starting point a promise of non-partisan pragmatism. Note that I say “a promise.” Mrs. Clinton can’t even offer us that much. And Mr. McCain, who I admire, represents a continuation of policies that have proven less than impressive, the candidate of a party in desperate need of some time off for reflection.

Your attack — excuse me, attacks plural — would no doubt be effective if I were the straw man you envision. But since I’m not, and since I haven’t yet met an Obama supporter who was, you’re like a punch-drunk boxer, throwing haymakers at an opponent who’s standing in his corner enjoying a cool drink.

If all Obama supporters were like you, a post like this wouldn’ be necessary. But since millions of his supporters are as I describe, your “strawman” argument is ludicrous. It may be for you because, after all, you are more intelligent and discerning than your average Obamamaniac. But my “attacks” as you call them are damned effective because they are not aimed at you. They are aimed at other Obama supporters - the vast majority - who couldn’t tell you why they support him but nevertheless hail him as the man who will bring change to Washington.

Ed.

I lump BHO in with Ron Paul as to both being ignorant of what was going on under the noses. I see The Anchoress blog thinks what garbage the Rev. spews is really no reflection on Obama.

Would like to see what spin 60 Minutes or Dan Rather would put on this story, if they’d even touch it. I’m sure the media is dying to come up with something on McCain. Imagine if Eliot (Mess) Spitzer were a Republican.

Does anyone know whom the Paultards are now supporting? I figured Obama, but a few have said no. In any case, both Paul and Obama have that cult of personality down. Americans don’t have a clue. One leftard tried to tell me Che Guevera is idolized because he was a doctor who helped the poor and fought against Castro’s communism. Right. And Mikey Moore speaks truth to power.

Whites make life hell for blacks. Of course OJ and Oprah are exceptions.

Obama had invited Wright to give the invocation the day he announced his candidacy but at the 11th hour, the night before, disinvited Wright due to Wright’s questionable sermons. So to say that he was unaware of Wright’s racism is just pure bull. And Obama admitted that when he went off to Harvard, he took Wright’s recordings with him. Are we to assume that Wright, who is the son of a Baptist minister and could not get a church from them due to his “black power” views, never said anything in 20 years to lead Barack to understand the racist views held by his pastor?

Sorry, that dog won’t hunt.