Image Is Everything

Obama seems to have had his first press fumble Monday when his campaign handlers would not allow two Muslim women, in full head scarves, to be in a photo op (see article). The incident shows how tenuous things are for the democratic nominee. His campaign has to first embrace the man of the people persona they have developed for him while not letting him to be tied to any element that would offend his shaky base. No, Obama, is not a Muslim. He's a black man, with an ethnic name, trying to make history. His campaign was wrong for making this mistake. The American people judging the man by his name or the color of his skin are wrong for making these things issues. Don't get me wrong, I hope the guy loses and loses big. But not because he's black or because his name is Obama. I hope he loses because of his beliefs and his position on the issues. It's a shame that politics is more about image than about ideas...