An empty vessel into which all our vanquished dreams are poured...

[kentuck]

Who is Barack Obama and why is he so popular? Like a shooting star, he came upon the scene. And why is he beating Hillary Clinton, one of the most popular Democrats in the world at this time? Why? That is the question that has so many political experts scratching their heads.

Why, indeed? Perhaps it is because all our dreams and hopes have been vanquished by the Democratic establishment in the last 7 years? When we thought these criminals should have been impeached, our leaders took impeachment off the table. When we thought they should have stopped funding the illegal war in Iraq, they kept pouring billions upon billions upon that criminal enterprise. When they were spying on Americans and torturing prisoners and acting beyond all the bounds of decency and humanity, our Democrats turned the other way.

Now they want us to approve of one of their own. They want us to forget all the times they have screwed us. They want us to put Hillary into the White House. But we finally have hope. We have a candidate that is not considered part of their traitorous actions. We have an empty vessel into which we can pour our hopes and dreams. It may seem like nothing to the average voter or the average politician but to those that have lost all hope in this Party, it is a vessel of the finest gold.

[thunder rising]

1. Well put!

[kurth]

2. Or an empty suit into which people pour their money

while yelling slogans and chanting prayers.

[JanusAscending]

4. See that pointy toed cowboy boot you use as your avatar???

Need I tell you where I'd like to put it on your anatomy??? I do not consider Barack Obama "an empty suit", as a matter of fact I'm getting ready to donate some cash to him, and I'm not chanting, or yelling. I am very calmly telling you off!

[JanusAscending]

3. Very beautifully expressed!!

My own feelings exactly !!!

[Kitty Herder]

5. I gotta agree with this sentiment. nt

[bellasgrams]

6. This is BO's 3rd yr in the senate, he's had the same opportunity

as Hillary. I don't see how you can blame her. In fact I think it's the house that has to start any impeachment. BO hasn't stopped funding the war. He may not have voted for it, he may have just voted present like he does on controversial issues. Hillary can get us out of this mess like Bill got us out of Papa B's mess. BO won't have any idea how to start. Who will he get to help him? Who will he choose to be his mentor, Lieberman? We've had almost 8 yrs of someone that had to have on the job training. And he Never learned. Hillary has the know how to start to work immediately.

[kentuck]

7. True or not, Barack is not considered part of the Establishment .

The way Senators lolligag continuously, it's difficult for any one Senator to get anything done. Most people do not attribute the same responsibility on Barack as on Hillary or the other spineless creatures that were supposed to have been representing us.

[BlackVelvet04]

8. More might get done if the good senator BO would actually

find time to vote.

[BlackVelvet04]

9. more of that cult shit..... n/t

[petgoat]

10. Empty Vessel? Or Tabula Rasa upon which we project our own dream Rorschach? nt