NY Times Reports Obama Qualms Among Democrats

Opinion. In a surprising article that may indicate that some of the overwhelming Obama bias in the mainstream press may be diminishing as Senator Obama flip-flops and shows his inexperience, the NY Times reports of the misgivings of some leading Democrats.

Perhaps Obama’s missteps regarding Russia’s brutal invasion and conquest of Georgia have caused concerns, or perhaps his attempts to move to the right have angered and upset his supporters. Whatever the reasons, it is somewhat unusual for comments like these to air just as the Democratic convention is about to begin.

Among other comments cited were these, and I quote, “I particularly hope he strengthens his economic message — even Senator Obama can speak more clearly and specifically about the kitchen-table, bread-and-butter issues like high energy costs,” said Gov. Ted Strickland of Ohio. “It’s fine to tell people about hope and change, but you have to have plenty of concrete, pragmatic ideas that bring hope and change to life.”

Or, in the blunter words of Gov. Phil Bredesen, Democrat of Tennessee: “Instead of giving big speeches at big stadiums, he needs to give straight-up 10-word answers to people at Wal-Mart about how he would improve their lives.”