Obama the morning after

It may be a given that Obama will be the democratic nominee. His appeal is based on charm rather than experience and on broad, sweeping notions that populist politicians have used for thousands of years. He cannot possibly do the things he says, and he knows it. But at least he says it, and now he can blame Congress for cheating him of his great "dreams". He models himself so much after jfk that he has even hired one of Kennedy's former speechwriters to craft his words. (Never mind that Kennedy stepped aside for his elders on his first go round- Obama won't risk that). But say, just say, he wins. WINS- now what do you have? Hillary was right about it- she might not have very much more experience than Obama, but she DOES know where the bathrooms are and where the staff comes from. The federal government undergoes a MASSIVE realignment when a new president, especially one from a party that hasn't been in the White House for 8 years, comes into office. With a swift and brutal immediacy the new President must find staff. The occasional newly ex-president leaves some behind that can be useful, but the new President must find hundreds and hundreds of new people who need to know their jobs very quickly. Very quickly. The most shocking transition in modern times was that of the Clinton administration- there was a distinct lack of respect for the White House because they were very young, and very inexperienced. The stories of pizza boxes on the floors, tank tops and a general demeanor of a college campus rather than a serious workplace were legend. This was from a man who had been a governor. It wasn't as if he had come from nowhere. But Obama has not had any of that experience. The day he wakes up and moves into the White house will be a sobering one indeed. He will,like all before him, owe people. Those will be the ones who get the plum jobs. Political jobs for political people and all that entails. No real background. No real responsibility- let alone for the world. TO whomever wins- and particularly Mr Obama-good luck. I do not envy your dream when you wake from it- probably the morning after your Inauguration, when you see yourself in the mirror and no one, not a soul, can tell you what to do next. The weight of the world all for you.