What Obama Wanted To Say

For someone who has built his campaign on rhetoric, Barack Obama has really stumbled upon his words this time. By now, everyone knows about Obama's secret speech to the "elite, liberals" in the San Francisco area. Asked why he was not polling better in places like small town Pennsylvania and Indiana, the candidate mumbled on about people being bitter and clinging to their religion, their guns, their views on homosexuality, and their fear of immigrants who were threatening their economic and moral outlook.

And just as everyone has heard or read about Obama's "bitter" remarks, the pundits have overwhelmingly weighted in against him and have all but pronounced his candidacy as dead. These are the same folks who pounced on Obama's pastor, Reverend Wright, for his public denunciations of America. Obama was declared a loser a few weeks ago and has again been declared not only a loser but an "elitist" (read flaming, far left liberal!)

We will leave the ultimate decision to the voters of the ten remaining primary states. If the vast majority vote against Obama, then perhaps his candidacy will no longer be seen as a sure thing and if he ekes out the Democratic nomination, he truly could be Dukakis incarnate, as he goes down to a seventy plus Republican candidate.

What is lost in all this pontificating, is the essential truth that Obama was trying to make. The fact is that Democrats (liberals and centrists alike) are frustrated that church going middle America continues to vote against their own economic interests by siding with one Republican after another. Obama meant to say that issues like gay marriage, abortion, and the second amendment must give way to reality. The folks who are so caught up in Republican propaganda and become single issue voters, can ill afford anymore GOP administrations. The nation is teetering on the brink of economic ruin. Democrats continue to call for living wages, much more affordable health care, an end to a costly war in the Middle East, and a way to clean up our environment so that the children of these voters will grow up strong, healthy, and mentally intact.

The sad thing is that Obama found a way to botch his presentation and perhaps showed a side of himself that was not endearing to those who have made our country strong and prosperous. If the voters cut him some slack and see the truth of his message,he still can go on to win. However, there might be many who will see this truth but also see a man who might be out of touch with the "average Joe and Jane." If these people turn to Senator McCain as an alternative, then we will be right back where we are four years from now and can only hope that a new candidate will have learned a lesson from Obama's misspoken words and clearly speak the truth so as to advance the cause of middle class Americans towards what rightfully should be their's: a life of freedom and prosperity.