I go to Hawaii often - Oahu, mostly - and in fact was there when the lights went out.
I did NOT see Obomber signs everywhere and gushing over his being there...but then again, I guess I would not tend to be with those who would be in thrall with this blow hard.
I do know that the Islands are very special and that the strength of family and belief in traditional values is much greater than a lot of people think. It is impossible to describe, but I think they know BS when they hear it in a way that some cultures do not - and the reaction to Obomber’s Clintonesqe crock of shite and empty suit rhetoric will wear thin for the left and the right - of which there are more than you might think.
Two words...Leon Panetta...good grief. The man is as qualified as I am for the job and I think everyone is getting a little scared...
Odds are good he loses their attention within the first 6 months.
I hear you. I have a BA in International Relations. Leon should be my office boy.
I’m with the American Thinker article http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/01/obama_gutting_security.html that holds, in view of his Homeland Security (Janet Napolitano), CIA (Leon Pannetta) and various Justice Dept. appointments, that Obama intends to party like it’s 1976.
Don’t say Obama can’t learn. Veteran hack Panetta is there to put the smackdown on any members of the CIA old-boy network who think they can wage war against him like they did against GWB.
Protecting the country comes a distant second, if at all.
But outside Washington DC, Obama did get his highest percentage of the vote (71.85%) and highest margin of victory (45.26%) in Hawaii.
Hawaii is solidly Democratic, but it never went as overwhelmingly Democrat as it did this time -- not since 1964 anyway -- outdoing even RI, MA, NY, and VT.
It may be a cultural thing. Hawaiians may not get as excited about the same things in the same way as mainlanders. Asian reserve, maybe?