and the national debt but why let facts get in the way of convenient myths?). The party exhibits all the stubbornness, the lack of intellectualism, the backward-looking, the fantasy of seeing things as one wishes rather than as they are, all the traits of Bush. And as proof of it all, the conservatives/Republicans support Sarah Palin, Bush Redux. Obama is working diligently and intelligently. The country can spin its wheels with Republicans on the brakes or it can move forward. If it chooses the conservative path, then wave as China passes us. And look in the mirror for the reason. Kathleen | 7.28.09 @ 1:28PM You are right on the money, Mr. Stein. Obama touted "hope" and "change" during his campaign, and the liberal media force fed it to us with a huge spoon. "Hope" and "change" are nothing but hyperbole. It sounds good but has no foundation. People in this country fell hook, line and sinker for this incompetent empty suit, and now our country is reaping what it has sown. Obama is no more qualified to run this country than Britney Spears. He looks good on screen, can read a teleprompter with gusto, but has no backbone. Obama is selling our country's soul for socialist ideals. He has exposed his inner racist with his handling of the Gates/Cambridge situation. The 20 years he spent under the ministry of the uber-racist Jeremiah Wright is now coming to light. African Americans who hold to the bitterness of the past are