Post-Speech Comment O' Teh Day

from jeanrenior at Huffpo:

The original smart call on Obama was David Brooks' column starting off with "What saps the Republicans have been about Obama," then going on to argue that the saps had bought his "Obambi" image, just as wanted them too, to set them up for the surprise of discovering they're actually in a fight to the death with a real Chicago political street fighter. I say this all in praise of Brooks, though Brooks himself acted as if Obama had somehow fallen from grace when Brooks figured this out himself. More power TO Obama for sucking his opponents in, until they foolishly commit themselves with his trap and get cut to pieces. The Democrats haven't had this kind of fighter since JFK's machine, which was also centered on Chicago politics, where Daley no doubt stole the election from Nixon in the clutch. Thank God. Clinton, Carville, and crew were pikers compared to Obama and Axelrod at political warfare. You have to feel a little sorry for poor McCain. He's way too old for this fight, and he was never smart enough for it at any age.