Barrack Obama, one of the most eloquent speakers of recent times, is choking on his own words lately.  Turns out some of the words that he has been using aren't his, they are from someone else's speeches.  It may be that the original speaker, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, a friend of his, gave him permission to use the lines, but it has been Obama's speeches that have earned him most of his praise and support.  Now, it turns out that these are not even original. 

This is a minor point when the bigger problem is that he says nothing.  I take that back, he says he stands for change and for changing politics as usual.  This sounds good to the masses, but let's see what he's been up to lately.  First, he vowed to follow the rules of public finance campaign spending, but now is changing his mind as he realizes that special interest money may be important to win.  Second, he has put nearly $700,000 into the campaigns of the "super delegates", those democratic delegates that may decide their party's nomination.  Lastly, seeking the endorsement of labor, he declared his opposition to a U.S. - Korea Free Trade Agreement, even though he has pledged to "renew American diplomacy".  Sounds like the newbie is learning how things get done and it sounds like politics as usual.

Even though for weeks and months critics, including myself, have complained that Obama is all flash and no substance, some of his biggest supporters still aren't getting that message.  A State Senator from Texas went on MSNBC to speak on behalf of Obama earlier this week and was absolutely dumbstruck when he could not list one thing that Obama has done. 

Obama may me in for a rough ride.  Usually these things don't start coming to light until the two major party candidates are set.  This year though he not only has to worry about the republicans putting dents in his Teflon, but Hillary Clinton is starting to resort to pressing her opponent on these flaws to try to stay alive in the race for delegates.