andie nachgeborenen wrote:
>
> I am aware of Obama's limitations. But it already says
> something that the conservative press feels it has to
> race bait him as an Ayrab terrorist rather than as a
> black man. He's also not quite as centrist as you are
> making out -- he's not a Clinton (Bill or Hilary), he
> record in Illinois is pretty good; he's now running on
> having opposed the war; it's true his style is highly
> conciliatory and he opposes conflict and will not
> fight hard for things we want and need. But does have
> a gift for winning over conservatives without
> pandering to them, basically by making it seem as (and
> maybe it is true) that he really listens.
I guess we will have to wait to find out -- but I think this 110% wishful thinking. He's a Democrat from Daley's Chicago for God's sake.
Carrol