frankie's Journal: Oba-mania

My dear mother, who is kind-hearted to a fault and a genuinely pro-life (literally wouldn't hurt a fly) Democrat, is thoroughly enraptured with the notion of Obama 2008. Thousands (heading towards millions) of other folks apparently feel the same way. So I posed a very simple request: name one thing that Obama has accomplished in public service (other than the tautology of getting elected). Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Come on, maybe he could run in 2020, 2016, or even 2012, but 2008? The best I can say about present-day Barack is that he probably would be a better choice than Hillary, and if praise were any fainter it would fall below the Heisenberg limit. Sheesh, the Hillaristas are even crazier than the Obamites. She couldn't beat Dennis Hastert (for example) even if we found IM transcripts of him having group chat with Foley, a page, and the NewYorker dog.