"Where's the Change?"

An expression playing off the old Wendy's commercials that I have coined months ago on the comment stream of a liberal, excuse me, independent blog that I often visit.

As Barack Obama makes his debut as official Presidential candidate of the democrat party, I have to ask again;

"Where's the change?"

After a series of empty associations, here and around the world, with great leaders of the past, supposed and otherwise, Senator Obama chose the anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial to receive the party's nomination. Yet his comments on the very special event were brief and trivial, almost an afterthought.

As everyone was looking for specifics to his campaign of change, Senator Obama gave the same old same old liberal democrat demagoguery. The change he desires is not something new, but what the democrats have been seeking for decades. Complete domination of this nation. To impose their policies of higher taxes, big spending and to create an electorate that is completely dependent on the government. To put us all on trains, to give us all jobs that they will chose, sorry, provide for every American and nationalize big health care. Claiming republican policies a failure despite the reality and continuing their campaign against a third administration for President Bush.

Obama's lack of experience, not to mention past associations he is trying to play down or hide, were covered with his mastery of rhetoric up to now. He speaks very eloquently and can truly inspire. The problem is he cannot do what Bill Clinton could, and that is to make people believe anything. His vision for change falls flat.

In fact, Obama's overtures of respect to John McCain highlighted Senator McCain's own record of reaching across the isle. The kind of Change I believe most American's pictured Senator Obama was speaking about.

"Where's the change?"

It is in the republican party. Not only does McCain have a record of working with his opposition, he has shown the same compassion towards those in his own party with the selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate. The conservative woman Governor of Alaska who truly has started on the bottom and risen to Governor with a record of achievement. A record of ethical reform in government and reaching across party lines. Everything true Americans were hoping for from Senator Obama, who has revealed himself not up to the task.

Many speak about those moments in history where they remember exactly where they were when it happened. That is how I felt when John McCain announced his choice for Vice President. When John McCain introduced Governor Sarah Palin he introduced us to the future of the United States. That is how I felt. I don't know why, but I found it hard to hold back tears as both of them spoke this morning.