Bishti

"It's not surprising then they get bitter," he said. "They cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations." - Barack Obama (Allison Keyes, NPR)

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has managed to shoot himself in the foot during a pivotal point in his campaign. Currently the democratic party has no clear leader in the race to the presidency. And, with two important primaries coming up, Obama has made a verbal blunder that may cost him the nomination. His mistake not only exposes his lack of experience in politics, but also sheds new light on this poster boy for Change. Could Barack Obama be an elitist?

My answer, I sure hope so. To be honest, when it comes to this Democratic primary you can count my vote as "no preference." But when I read this story about Obama, I have to admit I was slightly swayed, in his favor. Why, you may ask. Because I believe he was speaking honestly. He addressed an issue that no-one will speak about. They will talk about the economy, gun control, and immigration, but they never talk about how they are related. Obama was brave enough, or maybe stupid enough, to address it. And for this inadvertent courage, I have temporarily come down from my fence, and am happily standing a few feet away from it, in Obama's camp.