Beyond The Title

Much as been made about past positions Barrack Obama has held, all of which it has been argued gives him experience to be President. But few people, especially within the media who typically love to investigate these kinds of things, seem to care what exactly he did while in those positions. In other words, did he hold a title for a few years before moving on to another title, or did he actually make the kind of monumental change and improvements that gives him the right to claim that he is an agent of change? Heath Shuler can say that he played quarterback in the NFL, and by saying that he can equate himself with someone like Brett Favre, who also played quarterback in the NFL. But Shuler was no Favre . . he had a terrible NFL career. And the NFL is littered with players who are good enough to make a team, but not good enough to be known for their merits on the field. So it begs the question: as a community organizer, for example, was Obama a Shuler or a Favre? As a state senator, was he a Shuler or a Favre? And now as a U.S. Senator, Shuler or Favre? I don't know the answers to these questions (I do have an idea about it though) because the press, who in two weeks has done more research on Sarah Palin than they have done in two years with Obama, has not told us a whole lot about Obama's past. How many interviews have you seen with those steelworkers who lost their jobs in Chicago back in the early 80's? Where are the people from Chicago who can vouch for all the great things Obama has done for them and their community? With McCain we hear all kinds of interviews with other former POW's who were with him 40 years ago. We also saw them at the Republican convention. So where are the people who were with Obama 15-20 years ago? The people who's lives were changed because of his greatness and his propensity for change. Do you ever get the impression that for all the talk Obama gives us about change, that it is just that, all talk? Two people put "NFL Quarterback" on their resume, one is Heath Shuler and the other is Brett Favre. Enough said.