And you are entitled to your opinion.... as I.

After all these months the only thing I know about Sen. Obama is that he is not his own person. He comes across as a "developed" candidate by the DNC in the same way that a professional baseball franchise "develops" a minor leaguer and presents him in prime-time. Just ONCE it would be refreshing to see him as an independent person instead of a DNC-created figure whose owes his entire being to the boardroom at 430 S. Capitol St. SE.

He may indeed win the presidential election, and all the folks who will be chanting "we won" will be in for a surprise to find the "we" is a select few who lunch at Old Ebbitt Grill. Even Sen. Obama wouldn't be in the "we won" bunch as he is the messenger, not the message.

Nobody fears Sen. Obama. There have been prior presidents in the hip pocket of someone or some group, and even the present officeholder is often accused of that. Having another one won't destroy the country should the DNC succeed, but the "change" will only be in who gets lobbied and who doesn't. That's why parties have national headquarters and where platforms undergo modification.

So, this is election is not about the two candidates, but instead one maverick versus a political machine.