Thursday, September 11, 2008

Wetting the bed

Whether Obama wins or loses, I'll always have a warm spot in my heart not just for Obama but also for the equally unflappable David Plouffe.
“We’re sensitive to the fluid dynamics of the campaign, but we have a game plan and a strategy,” said Mr. Obama’s campaign manager, David Plouffe. “We’re familiar with this. And I’m sure between now and Nov. 4 there will be another period of hand-wringing and bed-wetting. It comes with the territory.”
Listening to such focus, the sounds of a clear gaze and someone as preternaturally unshakeable as Obama himself, it's hard not believe they really do have confidence in their approach, as if they have somehow mystically figured a way to float above the fear and the escalating "bed-wetting" going on among Obama supporters, including certainly me, but also including much older, wiser folk who've witnessed a few more presidential campaigns than I have.

But reading his dulcimer tones of sweet, quiet confidence always lulls me back into the closest thing to a peaceful, happy slumber I'm likely to see in the next two months... speaking of which...

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