Obama

He's the rising star of the Democratic party and for obvious reasons. He can speak well and he has a hopeful message. The only problem? He sounded like a Republican. Sure, he said a few liberal things but he said just as many conservative things. While I applaud this, I seriously doubt that the Democrats will tolerate if for long. Liberals aren't interested in moderation right now and a true moderate will not rise much beyond the Senate level. It's certainly about time that we had a black senator, but Obama will have trouble getting further along the path to success in his party unless he begins to toe the party line a little more strongly.



His speech had the right tone and the right rhythm. His comments couldn't offend anyone and will find resonance among moderate voters. But I still don't believe that they'll fall for Kerry.