Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Obama's lack of ordinary modesty By James Lewis

In his victory speech over Hillary, Barack Obama soared rhetorically about his feelings of humility. And yet he hardly sounded humble:

"generations from now,
we will be able to look back
and tell our children

(with mounting excitement)

that this was the moment
when we began to provide care for the sick,
and good jobs for the jobless.
This was the moment
when the riiiiise of the oceans began to slow,
and our planet began to heal."[bolding added]

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