It seems that after more than a year of rigorous investigation the AP has managed to at least suggest, if not actually confirm, that Barack Obama may be "ordinary", ... or, you know, ... human if you prefer. Atheists can rest easy now knowing there probably is no God.
In other words, Obama may be more ordinary than some admirers would like to admit. He will surely struggle, over the coming weeks and months, with the economy, health care, military matters and Congress, much as other presidents have.
He is ordinary because he struggles and makes mistakes. But maybe different from past presidents because he will admit his mistakes.
I haven't seen any headlines like this in the last 8 years.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/03/obama.daschle/index.html
Posted by: moldy | Tuesday, February 03, 2009 at 09:35 PM
People! We cannot have these kinds of comments in the press. After all, if the unicorns learn Obama's less than the Messiah, they might just leave. Anyway, I'm sure it's all some sort of uber-consciousness lightworker illusion where we just /think/ he's normal but he's working in multiple dimensions and solving problems in all four quadrants of the timecube (timecube.com).
Posted by: HatlessHessian | Tuesday, February 03, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Unicorns don't 'leave'. They disappear when you wake up.
Posted by: Jabber Wocky | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 08:13 AM
Saying 'I made a mistake' is fine and dandy. But those "mistakes" are starting to pile up. Why? Because all the people, well the majority, have been fooled some of the time, like, this time. The people have elected an unqualified candidate.
He is a smart guy, perhaps he will learn quickly. If not... well, the world needs Jimmah Carters too.
Posted by: Fred Beloit | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 11:23 AM
I am becoming convinced that Obama is going to make Jimmy Carter seem like a great prez.
Posted by: 13yankeebravo | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 04:32 PM