puppy love

I'm trying to remember the last time the Left was so thoroughly enamored with their candidate. Every media outlet, pundit and pol is downright smitten with the very idea of Obama. Of course the Left loved Bill Clinton (and, for awhile, even loved his wife) but this type of adulation is surely unprecedented. Along with such puppy love comes a total lack of scrutiny of any of his policies or proposals. It is clear that there is a teenage crush on Obama by many on the Left. But why Obama and why now?

If one goes back to the Carter Presidency, the left has been on the run since 1980. With the singular exception of 1993-94, the Democrats have taken the backseat of power for the last 28 years. Tiring of sitting on the bench, the Left has been willing to embrace any candidate they think can bring them back to respectability. They are so frightened of 4 more years in the wilderness, that they will accept any candidate that has a chance of winning. Enter Barack Obama. The Democrats sense that he is the right candidate at the right time. His policies are not as important as the fact that he can bring them the White House. A week before the election, they are flush with enthusiasm and confidence. They feel the power of a tsunami of "Change" that is approaching shore. However, they should remember that the tsunami, when it retreats, takes much back out to sea with it.