"Come toward the light, Seth. Don't be afraid."

When Obama does something that impresses me -- outside of winning the presidency -- I'll be the first to praise him. However, so far, he hasn't accomplished anything in his life, (I don't think that he wrote either of his books), so the jury is still WAY out.

"One might consider being faculty at Harvard Law School as a little more than nothing. But I know, Obama, for some reasons understood only by fans of Dick Cheney, really scares the bejeesus out of you."

Dick Cheney has been in the government since 1969. He went back to the private sector four times, for little jobs like being the CEO of small companies like Halliburton. He's been a chief of staff, a secretary of defense, a multi-term congressman and the Vice President of the United States during a time of war...a war he has helped to win.

And you're comparing his gravitas to someone who was once on the faculty of Harvard Law School for a year?

I don't need to say anymore.

"Seth, you don't know his accomplishments because you CHOOSE NOT to know."

Not. His accomplishments have been lain before us and they are unimpressive. Let's take a little test.

We now have a person making world-altering decisions who:

1) Has done it before as a twice-elected governor of a large state?

No. That would be the wrong answer. Obama won one term in the Senate and served less than half of it. The twice-elected governor of a large state would be George W. Bush.

2) Has years of foreign policy experience, whose expertise can help move the Middle East toward Democracy?

No. That would be incorrect unless you believe that Obama's insultingly silly claim of living in Indonesia when he was 6 helps him understand the region.

The right answer is that Obama was elected because the Left, still obsessed with the "evil" Bush, did not care about credentials. They did not care about experience. They did not care about associations with convicted felons, former unrepentant terrorist friends, racist mentors (Reverend Wright) or his 'blame America first,' loudmouth wife.

No. The election and the rise of Obama had everything to do with "we hate Bush" -- all while Bush was keeping the whiners safe and sound in 53 straight months of unprecedented growth (before the meltdown of the banking system, brought on by Barney Frank and Chris Dodd's politically correct propping up of Fannie and Freddie).

The ones who are going to need "HOPE" are us, in that we now have a president who didn't deserve to be re-elected to his own senate seat!

"By saying you don't believe he wrote his books implies that you read them, therefore you must know something that he can claim credit for. "

Ayres wrote his books. Obama got an advance for book #1, but couldn't write it. Before the book company pulled out, suddenly a beautifully written transcript appeared. Many have studied the style of writing in Ayres' and Obama's books and have agreed that Obama's books are completely written in Ayres' style and use very similar metaphors to those used by Ayres.

Funny, Obama was never known as a writer before his books. He has never written anything that matches the prose of his books since they came out. He didn't write his books. Considering who Obama chose as his VP -- the plagiarist Joe Biden -- should it be any surprise? It's not to me.

"Did you actually write the songs you say you did? How the hell would anyone actually know? "

Because I've written over 500 songs. Obama wrote a poem at Occidental College that he admitted was ridiculous. He wrote an essay regarding "organizing after Saul Alinsky." There is zero history to suggest he was or is a writer. The same metaphors that Ayres used in his own books are all over Obama's books. Here's a piece that shows that Ayres was very likely the real writer of Obama's books:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/evidence_mounts_ayers_cowrote.html

"Maybe Paul Ayers did. Such childish drivel."

It's William Ayres and it's not drivel. Obama's bestsellers were purported to have been written by him -- HIS autobiographies. By the way, how many people write two autobiographies about their lives at 42? What had he accomplished that deserved TWO tomes about himself? It goes to his CHARACTER.

But, Lefties care not for character -- that usually gets in the way of their favorite candidates -- like Ted Kennedy allowing Mary Jo Kopechne to die at Chappaquiddick. It was inconvenient and he was "liked" by his Leftists cohorts. So, he was given a pass, just like you want to do with Obama and his non-authorship of his own books.

Your decision to dismiss it as "childish drivel" keeps with the way in which the Left treats major character deficiencies in its favorite politicians, you dismiss them with a wave of your hand.

"It will be a relief to have Obama actually be in office so you can wax indignant about things that he actually might have done, rather than his lack of experience or character."

Yeah, what are stupid little things like having no experience when entering the presidency. Stupid me!

"I wasn't comparing Obama's "gravitas" to Cheney's."

Good. Because a comparison can't even be imagined. Cheney is so many light years ahead of Obama regarding "gravitas" and stature that it's a non-issue.

"That Dick is really one of a kind. Ready to ream the ass of almost the entire nation to benefit a miniscule group of energy and defense industrialists"

Oy, the nutty stuff...Did Bill Clinton want to benefit a minuscule group when he HIRED HALLIBURTON in the 90s to do the same work as it is doing in Iraq? Next -

"In the end, though, I think he and Bush damaged US capitalism in a big way"

Really? There was 53 straight months of growth in the U.S. before this unforeseen economic tumble occurred. AND, it was brought on NOT by Bush, but by Democrats who pushed easy loans for minorities (Fannie, Freddie).

"When they came in the US was doing rather well."

Another falsehood. Bush became president 300 days into a bear market that began on March 24, 2000. Then, only nine months into his presidency, the country was hit by 9-11.

George W. Bush made the tough decisions. He eliminated the world of the Saddam Hussein, created Democracies in Iraq and Afghanistan (giving hope to hundreds of millions of Arabs who didn't have it!), devastated Al Qaeda in Iraq and initiated the highly successful No Child Left Behind Act that has our schoolchildren testing significantly better than before his presidency. And he did all of this in the face of the most obnoxious opposition -- during wartime -- that this country has ever witnessed. The despicable behavior of the Left during these past few years speaks for itself.

I want Obama to do well. Thus far, even before taking office, he's publicly agreed with all the important Bush stances and policies. The Left doesn't care as long as the "vibe" changes.

My problem with Obama is that all of these people are bowing in deference to a guy who isn't particularly impressive. He never ran a company, never took an important stand in the public square, never did anything to warrant the glazed-over adulation of his supporters.

The country needs to HOPE Obama isn't as deeply mediocre as I suspect he is.

"it's just this paranoid stuff about Obama (he's really a space alien!) is really silly."

There's nothing 'paranoid' about being queasy about handing the presidency to a guy with no experience. What is "silly" is the way that the Left thinks we need to be SAVED from the horrific circumstances in which we live and that only THIS guy can "save" us.

It's not even silly, it's deeply pathetic. Who is Barack Obama? The media sure didn't want you to know. What did he do to inspire confidence? In short, Obama is much better suited to being either a Tony Robbins "you can change your life" type of guy or a preacher. His content is mostly boilerplate.

I'm officially AGAINST him. Why? Because he's a liberal and liberals are mostly morally confused people.

George W. Bush made the very tough decisions -- the biggest being the SURGE which won us Iraq. He did that in the face of an easy "out." He showed tremendous toughness. I admire that. What has Obama done in comparison? Stayed in an anti-American, anti-Semitic church until he was absolutely forced to quit it?

I prefer people -- like George W. Bush, or even Sarah Palin -- who know right and wrong and don't equivocate between them, which the Left is built to do: "Let's everyone play nice!"

"I believe Bush is obstinate, or perseverative, rather than "tough.""

It's all the same thing and because of that trait, we beat Al Qaeda in Iraq, which was a HUGE blow to their violent, hate-filled, fascist movement.

"I don't think everybody should play nice. I think Bush and Cheney should be prosecuted for war crimes"

For what? "Fooling people" into war? The 23 Democratic Senators who voted FOR the war saw the same evidence as the President. To this day, Hillary Clinton hasn't taken back her vote on the war. You want to prosecute her too?

Funny: the President woke up everyday and went over very scary threat assessments in order to keep you and your family and friends safe. He accomplished this feat in spades and you want to prosecute him! Ladies and gentleman, I give you THE LEFT!

"including torture"

Torture? You mean where some real, real bad guys who had information about terrorist acts had some water up their nose for 15 seconds? I'm unmoved. Gimme the information, not the sob story about those with it!

"Anyway, Bush as a model of moral character is hilarious."

Thank God for his sterling character these past eight years. It was the foil to the Left's mixed-up, equivocating nonsense.