Head in the Sand Campaigning?
I’ve groused here and in meat space before about what I consider a pretty vacuous campaign on the part of Obama. It’s all about hope and being audacious, apparently. Recently, as most of us not under a rock are probably aware, the Clinton campaign ran a pretty controversial “3am phone call” ad, asking who people would rather having answer that emergency 3am call to the president. Interesting question, I guess, but what’s more interesting to me is the response from Obama fans. Ignoring the substance of the ad, some seem to prefer burying our heads in the sand and imagining with John Lennon. To wit (emphasis added):
I’ll tell you what I want: someone with ideas that might actually work, rather than someone passing out warm fuzzies and hugs on the campaign trail.