Recent polls have reported that Senator Obama is ahead of Senator Clinton by 10 percentage points. This news floored me, as I have been glued to the T.V. for months now, watching ALL of the debates, and last night was no different. It's clear to me that change CAN and will MOST come about by having an EXPERIENCED candidate represent the democratic party. I'm baffled to find out that so many people seem to be swept up in the rhetoric and eloquent speech of a respectable, yet inexperienced man who mostly just talks in generalities. I watched a speech he gave this weekend where he spoke about the need to reform our education system, in particular, the way the legislation "No Child Left Behind" gauges student achievement. I certainly agree that the education system is in need of a major overhaul, as constantly testing our children is not working. However, I was disappointed that Senator Obama simply acknowledged the need for change and did NOT lay out his plans FOR that change. . . How are you going to do it??? It's an important point people, and a theme that seems to be recurring in Senator Obama's speeches.
Let's cut through the rhetoric, and examine what he's REALLY saying, which doesn't seem to me, to be very much.
