Doomed to fail

This guy is really good. He has survived 20 months of campaigning. He has overcome Hillary Clinton who still does not understand why she is not on the ballot on Nov 4. He has raised money like no one has before. He has even outpassed the GOP grassroots that have been in place to get W. into the White House. Not bad.

And most of all, he has managed to make most of the people, even most of my friends, believe that actually he is a nice guy and will do no harm to any of us. More dialogue with some rogue regimes, more money for homeowners who actually never could afford their mortgage. Of course, universal health care so that no American is left behind. He is able to promise all this with no voter or journalist raising enough public doubt.

Sure he got some friends that he has been associated with in his distant past. Some preaching hate, some practicing terror and some committing fraud. Well, we all did some stuff in the past that we are not necessarily proud of. But actually ... not in this magnitude. Then at least his record should be beyond question. Right?

Hmm, merely four years in the U.S. Senate has not brought much change to the country, one might think he is still trying to find his position among his more senior colleagues. But no, he just went to the Senate to run for President. Great leaders have to do that. Even Jesus entered the Temple when he was just twelve years old to discuss issues of faith.

So here is our new spiritual leader who will create millions of new jobs, give every single American and even all those illegal immigrants health coverage. He will balance the budget while reducing taxes for 95% of the population (out of which 40% don't even pay taxes) and stimulate the economy. He will even stop Iran from nuking Israel out of its existence and smoke a cigar with Fidel who has freed his people from centuries of oppression and political indoctrination.

The longer I write about him I wonder why I work for the other guy. Is it maybe that I do not trust candidates that sound too good to be true? Or is it pure math that casts the doubt that his plans kind of contradict one another? All those spending programs have to be refinanced somehow and I doubt that the likes of Bill Gates and Warren Buffet can do it alone.

I don't even want to go into the expectations internationally. He clearly stated in his address to the people of Berlin, who are second to none in support for any candidate the Democrats put up, that more troops will be send to Rwanda and Sudan. That the territorial integrity of Pakistan, an ally in the war on terror might be violated to strike against bin Laden. And of course, the Europeans are to pay for a bigger share of the overall cost and send more of their own sons and daughters. Surprisingly not a single commentator questioned this approach and wondered whether this is really in the interest of Europe.

He is a genius. He can make you believe that he can pull it all of. And many countrymen and women have already cast their votes for him. It will be devastating for all of us when we face the consequences of his doing. He is doomed to fail. His name is Barack Obama.