The Magic Dissipates

Classical Values via Instapundit:

Obama might not know math, science, economics, or any number of other things. He does know race and so does his base.

Racist!

A few months ago, a colleague saw that I was reading a print out of American political news. She volunteered on odd statement. "I think it's time for a black president."

I thought but didn't ask, "What does that mean? Just curious, when will it be time for an Asian president?"

Obama's skin color has taken him quite far. Now, Americans will choose the better of the two and it won't be him.

Also: In the comments there, Andrew X August 4, 2008 04:41 PM, sincerely thanks Obama for his post-racial candidacy.

Comments

[Saul Wall]

By aspiring to elect a black candidate at any cost, America is about to demonstrate that stupidity on the scale of Jimmy Carter is something that transcends all racial bounds and that truly profound incompetence is a universal human quality. In that way, Obama is a uniter and his presidency would help to transcend identity politics. Of course, that assumes that most people are capable of learning from experience and if that were the case, America would not be electing a new Jimmy Carter and the Canadian Liberal party would have done some housecleaning after their last federal defeat.

I just would really like the first black president of the US to be someone competent and qualified. I think what it is "time for" in the oval office is an anti-communist candidate of Chinese ethnic origin or a genuine Muslim apostate instead of an "I never really was Muslim and Islam is a religion of fun and balloon animals" kind of apostate.

[MikeT]

McCain is not better, he is simply the one who brings less shit to the oval office. Their politics are equally bad, just in different ways. It's the other baggage, like the fawning cult of personality, that really drags Obama down into being the worst candidate IMO.

[Isaac Schrödinger]

Saul Wall: "I think what it is "time for" in the oval office is an anti-communist candidate of Chinese ethnic origin or a genuine Muslim apostate"

The secret service will really earn their pay then.

MikeT: "McCain is not better, he is simply the one who brings less shit to the oval office."

I've noticed that in politics the choice is rarely between bad and good. Often, it's between somebody bad and someone far worse. So, you're right, McCain "wins" in this matchup.