[raybbr]

Yes, free the president from his flacks, fixers and goons -- his posse of smirky smart alecks and provincial rubes, who were shrewd enough to beat the slow, pompous Clintons in the mano-a-mano primaries but who seem like dazed lost lambs in the brave new world of federal legislation and global statesmanship.

What's her point here? It seems to me that she's saying get rid of those guys and the real Obama will come out: The post-racial, bipartisan one-for-all and all-for-one Obama.

However, I believe these people represent the real Obama. Sorry, I don't believe Ms. Paglia's reading the liberal tea leaves right. It sounds reasonable when you read it but when you stop and think about she's the one getting fooled.

[neverdem]

What's her point here? It seems to me that she's saying get rid of those guys and the real Obama will come out: The post-racial, bipartisan one-for-all and all-for-one Obama.

However, I believe these people represent the real Obama. Sorry, I don't believe Ms. Paglia's reading the liberal tea leaves right. It sounds reasonable when you read it but when you stop and think about she's the one getting fooled.

Good points. I just usually enjoy Paglia's essays when I stumble across them. When she's on the money, she doesn't suffer fools gladly.