Hail Caesar...Yeah Right! by Dr. T

So finally the "big wind" has passed and the four days of adulation are over. There is a wise old adage that goes..."keep your friends close and your enemies closer." To that end I endured four days of ever expanding egos and empty rhetoric on display at the Democratic National Convention. How I survived, I'll never know. One by one the players paraded onto the stage and proceeded to fawn over each other, mouthing accolades and having a general love fest. First came the tribute to the Senator (Ad Infinitum) Edward Kennedy, sans any mention of "water" and his name in the same sentence. Then up he was, extolling the virtues of universal health care, a system he would ram down our collective throats, but one in which he and the other political elites would never participate. But this was a mere warm up for the crowd. Hillary Rodham Clinton would be the main event on the second evening, using every fiber in her body to convince her supporters that they should vote for Obama. On Wednesday evening it was more of the same, when husband Bill took to the stage and using his famous "pointed finger", he chastised the Republicans for a disastrous run and propped up Obama as the "Messiah" who would heal us. But even this was overshadowed by what was to come on Thursday evening.

As the sky cleared over Mile High Stadium, one could almost hear the sounds of chariots approaching as two by two, the faithful processed into the great arena. There were Greek columns and large projection screens. The air was electric as the throng waited for the anointed one. Finally he emerged to thunderous applause, his cries of "thank you" echoing through the rows. He held them in great rapture, they hung on every word, confident that he will deliver to them entitlements and prosperity.

It was history repeating....as I watched in amazement and horror. For charismatic men have come before, they have beguiled and captivated the masses and then enslaved them. So will it be this time...if Barack Obama is elected.