Jumping The Gun

I did not believe this at first. But once I realized that fools are blind to facts, it makes a certain sense.

Antigua has a mountain on it. And Antigua is renaming it "Mount Obama".

Not being too quick to be a blinded fool, it appears to me that under most sane, reasonable and normal circumstances you would not honor a person in such fashion until that person has actually accomplished something worthy of such honor. It took 50 years for Lincoln to get his profile on the penny. To bestow such an honor in the HOPE that he will earn it is just plain stupid.

What will they do if it should turn out that instead of greatness, Obama turns out to be a big disappointment, like Jimmy Carter? Or worse! I'm not saying that will be the case, but the point is that, right now, we just do not know. The man has not accomplished anything of note other than putting on a campaign slick enough to get elected. But just because you can SELL a product does not mean the product is any good. The "wonder drug" Thalidimide, which was responsible for thousands of grotesque deformities in babies is one example. And the "financial wizard" Madoff is another. Should we not at least wait to see how he pans out before we annoint him?

This is getting scary - so many people, based on nothing more than hope and hype, are placing Obama on a very high pedestal. I hear they are planning to build a taller desk for Chris Matthews because every time he thinks of Obama he gets another "tingle up his leg" (his own words), and they fear he may get physically aroused. Yes, that is a joke. But it is not far from the facts, and every person capable of keeping their head knows it.

I fear what will occur if and when Obama fails to meet the very high expectations that many have. Looking back into history, it may not be a pretty sight.

In the meantime, fools and blind partisans will probably give him a Nobel Prize just for being part black, or name cities after him, even before he accomplishes the least little thing of note. Imagine a baby named Obama, and it turns out Obama does us real harm. The poor kid is stuck with the name.

Here's an idea - let's give Obama a chance to do what he is going to do. And if it turns out to be great, then go ahead - name stuff after him. But until then, let us be sensible and withhold judgement. It is just plain ignorant to "buy a pig in a poke."

Of course, with the Obama-mania going on, like a bunch of crazed groupies at a Beatles concert, a lot of his supporters have no intention of submitting to reason or sanity. For their sakes, I hope he can live up to the hype. But that is a mighty high hurdle. If he makes such a hurdle, even I will vote for him in 2012.

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