Supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton say that Sen. John McCain is a good candidate for President. But they say that she is the best bet for the American presidency. On the other hand, the supporters of Senator McCain say that while Senator Clinton is a good candidate, the gentleman from Arizona is the best candidate for President. But the Clinton and McCain supporters all say that Sen. Barack H. Obama has become the “bitter” (sic) candidate for the presidency.

My fellow columnist, Jesse Jose of Seattle, Washington, describes in his latest column the reasons why many Americans continue to denounce Senator Obama's now-infamous “Bitter” speech, which describes his (Obama’s) view on the folks of small-town America. To read the rest of Mr. Jose’s latest column, please click on this link,

Bitter you, Bitter me and the Bitterness of … Michelle Obama.

It is not good for Christians – whether they be plain folks or a presidential candidate – to say that when people, especially those in small towns, “get bitter, they cling to . . . religion . . . as a way to explain their frustration.”  From this slanted angle, it appears indeed that Senator Obama is not a smart guy after all. Even common folks do not make the exercise of faith as an issue and much more equate religion as a panacea for frustration. Either Mr. Obama does not understand what Christianity is all about or he is not really a true Christian because he fails to grasp that faith is not a universal remedy for frustration. There is much more to religion than being a sanctuary for bitter devotees.

The results from the Democratic primary yesterday in Pennsylvania reinforce the belief of many observers and pundits that Senator Obama’s presidential bid is now a passing fancy. Despite six weeks of intensive campaign in the Keystone State where the Obama juggernaut fielded thousands of out-of-state volunteers, broadcast nearly $12-million worth of television ads and outspent the Clinton campaign three-to-one, the Pennsylvania voters realized who the man Barack H. Obama really is. They rejected his call for change. Perhaps, Pennsylvanians found out too that Senator Obama has been talking only of “loose change.” To read about it, please read Mr. Obama Talks of “Loose Change,” Ergo, Endorsing Mrs. Clinton and Mr. McCain Is Right Thing to Do

As I wrote “Senator Obama is not the leader that he and his handlers want the American people to believe in and accept as the ‘Great Agent of Change’ . . . Americans, especially Democrats, will realize that the ‘change’ that Mr. Obama talks about is nothing more than hollow rhetoric.” To read again the article, please click on Why Senator Obama Will Not Become President

Now, pundits and wags are even making fun of the Obama phenomenon. There is that 2007 story about a Filipino-American voter who said that he had a hard time deciding whom to support for the Democratic primary. The voter could not choose among Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards (before he ended his candidacy). So the voter decided to flip a coin. His friend asked how he could decide among the three candidates when a coin has only two sides. The voter said that if it were heads, he would support Mrs. Clinton; if tails, he would go for Mr. Edwards; but if the coin remains upright and standing after it is flipped, then he would go for Mr. Obama.

Yes, Senator Obama has indeed become a phenomenon that is now losing its luster and appeal. He has also been the subject of humor not only by late-night talk-show hosts but also by one of our writers. Please read Top Ten Reasons Why Senator Obama Is a Foreign-Relations Expert where this website took up the cudgels for the gentleman from the Great State of Illinois, albeit with lots of humor.

And did I not write that the “message of hope” of Mr. Obama is that “he hopes that voters will not realize that his rhetoric is hollow and empty”? # # #

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