[nutmeg]

This man has charisma, sweeping rhetoric and the power of novelty going for him.

He terrifies me.

The very first time I heard Obama speak (at the last 'RAT convention), I remember yelling to my husband in the next room: "Come in here and listen to this guy... he's big trouble for the GOP. Damn, I wish he were on "our side"..."

I know he's an empty suit, but we all know how the libs worship empty suits who "talk purty". And it doesn't hurt that he's young, hip, "diverse", likeable and has an adorable young family... :-(

[Reily]

I agree he is a ‘empty suit’!
But he is a ‘novelty act’ and Americans as a rule are entranced by anything that is bright shiny & new.
So he scares me too!
Those GOP’ers who are crossing over to vote for Obama & thus sending Hillary packing. They are now overdoing it!
We want her running damaged, and letting her edge out a victory via the last couple of primary wins & through democrat ‘super-delegates’ is the correct strategy. However it requires a ‘fine touch’ so very difficult to do.

Of course all this wouldn’t have been necessary if the GOP voters hadn’t fractured around their particular ‘interest group’ candidate. The GOP voter is as much responsible for this mess as the GOP establishment!