And Where Are The Witnesses To His Ability?

IBD Editorials ^ | August 28, 2008 | Charles Krauthammer

[Kaslin]

Barack Obama is an immensely talented man whose talents have been largely devoted to crafting, and chronicling, his own life. Not things. Not ideas. Not institutions. But himself.

Nothing wrong or even terribly odd about that, except that he is laying claim to the job of crafting the coming history of the United States. A leap of such audacity is odd.

The air of unease at the Democratic Convention this week was not just a result of the Clinton psychodrama. The deeper anxiety was that the party was nominating a man of many gifts but precious few accomplishments — bearing even fewer witnesses.

When John Kerry was introduced at his convention four years ago, an honor guard of a dozen mates from his Vietnam days surrounded him on the podium attesting to his character and readiness to lead.

Such personal testimonials are the norm. The roster of fellow soldiers or fellow senators who could from personal experience vouch for John McCain is rather long. At a less partisan date in the calendar, that roster might even include Democrats Russ Feingold and Edward Kennedy, with whom John McCain has worked to fashion important legislation.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Obama was the EDITOR of the well read and respected Harvard Law Review yet failed to publish so much as a single article the entire time.

[goldstategop]

Charles Krauthammer points out that Obama doesn't have people apart from his wife, who can vouch for him personally. Of course, there are people who can vouch for him as a politician. But no one seems to be at hand who can vouch for Obama the man.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[johnnycap]

I am listening to the end of Obama’s speech. It’s bad...what a bust.

[Irene Adler]

Most recently, Obama apparently did not know that Russia occupies a permanent seat on the Security Council in the U.N (and has since the inception of the organization following WWII—plus the position comes with veto power) given that Obama advocated turning the Georgia crisis over to the Security Council. I simply cannot imagine anyone in Obama’s position as a U.S. Senator not knowing that. I have known it since I was a youngster. So much for the brilliant, incredibly educated Obama.

[Kaslin]

I wanna talk about me, I wanna talk about i

Wanna talk about number 1 oh my, me, my,

What I think, what I like, what I know, what I want, what I see.

I like talkin about you, you, you, you usually, but occasionally

I wanna talk about me! (me, me, me,) I wanna talk about me-e-e. (me, me, me)