Oodles of press for the current golden child of US politics Barack Obama, the junior Senator from Illinois. Covers of GQ, Newsweek and Time. What gives? Why now? Aesthetically, this guy has a resume to die for: son of an Kenyan immigrant and a Kansas mom, editor of Harvard Law Review.
Truth is I've reworked an initial Obama post for so long its hardly relevant. Anyway, he's as hot as he can be right now and while pundits can claim he lacks the gravitas necessary for the position (hey, wait I thought GWB extinguished that prerequisite for good already) given a mere two years on the national scene, this time may be his single best shot. Firstly, if you're hot now don't think that 4 more years of refinement guarantees you anything, grab lightening when it's stormin'.
Just ask Mario Cuomo who probably had the '92 democratic nomination for the asking but was scared away by Poppy Bush's sky-high poll numbers following the vanquishing of Saddam in Kuwait. He demurred, intending to grab the brass ring at a more politically opportune moment. The only problem was a bulbous-nosed politician from Arkansas, who came form nowhere while Mario ended up where Bill started - no where.
Obama's lack of a senate record is a distinct advantage, legislative records are difficult to explain. Tonight he's in NYC with big money folks trying to figure out who's going to pony up. My guess is that plenty are willing to give plenty at this point, but it is far too early to discount Senator Clinton.
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