Clinton Strategists Attack... Not Obama, but We Who Support Him

If you haven't noticed, the new attack on Barack Obama is an attack on his supporters -- "There is too much enthusiasm for Obama" is their new mantra. Political strategists, some posing as  journalists, are complaining that tens of thousands of people show up to hear Obama speak -- this must be bad, right? Obama supporters are known to cry during his speeches, some are even writing songs. Bad for America, right? Here is my reply:

There IS passion in support of Obama's historic candidacy because it is the answer and the solution to George Bush policy and George Bush politics.  Obama is the OPPOSITE OF GEORGE BUSH, the opposite of deception and manipulation, the opposite of war for profit, of hundreds of thousands of innocent people needlessly killed, maimed, or turned out of their homes, the opposite of the corruption of our Justice Department in the name of political manipulation, of the cronyism that led to the collapse of our Homeland Security department and Federal Emergency Management (Hurricane Katrina), and the erosion of our civil liberties and our nation's good standing in the world.  We have lost a great deal in the past 7 years, and some of us want a new direction we want it with a passion. 

Yes, there IS less passion out there for the Clintons.  There IS less passion for a return to the 90's and the Hillary's technocratic approach to our broken government.  There is less passion because the Clintons are LESS OPPOSITE of Bush in two important ways.  Hillary and her speech writers can blame Obama for being able to communicate effectively and inspire people to "ask not what your country can do for you...."  But they must also blame the global catastrophe that is the Bush Administration, Hillary's vote to authorize the Iraq War, and the fact that the Clintons have yet to effectively distinguish themselves from Bush/McCain policies and Bush/McCain politics in the eyes of the American people.  If there ever was a time to get passionate about the course of American history, this is the year.  It may be a bad thing for the Clinton machine, but it is a good thing for America.