Most of us are familiar with the fairy tale about the emperor who foolishly strutted around naked because he had been deceived by a scam artist into believing that he was wearing an invisible suit of clothes. The folly continued until a courageous child spoke up and told the emperor the truth. Contrast that story with the one where Barack Obama went overseas and simply blew expectations out of the water and yet his critics expect the public to believe that Obama "is not wearing any clothes." Will it take another child to also dispel this nonsense?
Foreign policy was supposed to be John McCain's strong suit. It was believed to be so strong in fact that McCain practically begged Obama to travel overseas. After all, Obama was supposed to be just an empty suit. Surely Obama would flounder on the world stage and then finally everyone would see that McCain was better suited to lead the free world. Does anyone have a mulligan lying around so that McCain can get a do-over? As other opponents have found out the hard way, do not underestimate this guy. Like the Energizer Bunny, Obama just keeps going and going and going. After Obama's extraordinary reception on the world stage, the aimless wandering of the McCain campaign is destined to continue.
One hundred thousand people were expected to show up to hear Obama's speech in Germany. Instead, two hundred thousand people showed up with some even waving the American Flag. So what did the critics say? Take your pick. "I don't know how well it's going to play back in America with the great affection that Obama is receiving overseas". "Obama may be peaking too early... it's still a long ways to November." "Obama must be careful not to act too presidential." Then there is the ever popular "Obama is just words". Surely that last one will stick since all of our previous presidents have campaigned as mimes.
Will the silliness ever cease? Instead of acting like professional wrestling promoters, is it too much to expect the media to admit the obvious. Obama is outperforming the competition. Obama is no different from the smart kid who destroys the academic curve in class, or the athlete who hits more homeruns or anyone who excels because of their special gift. The sad reality is that the success of high potential people is often met with jealousy, disbelief or disingenuous attempts to undermine their achievements.
Make no mistake about it, John McCain knows that his campaign is in trouble. In his dogfight against a phenomenon opponent, McCain thinks his only chance for victory is to get one of his frivolous accusations about Obama to stick. His prospects are not very good however, because intelligent people would have to believe his insinuation that Barack Obama, the best choice to lead America now, is not wearing any clothes.
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