The folks who see ego when they look at Obama are seeing something that I don't see.
What they see as ego, or arrogance (they try to spin because they have nothing else to talk about with McCain), I see as brilliance and wisdom. I see Obama's audaciousness and leadership. I see Obama as something our country needs desperately.
The fact that Obama needs a 75,000 square-foot venue to accept the nomination is something that I see as exciting and necessary. How else are you going to accommodate all the people who would like to be a part?
I guess they'll raise a lot of money, too. It's doubtful if McCain could fill that many seats.
People get all out of sorts that Obama is infuriated when people attack his wife. Of course he should be infuriated. I'm infuriated. No one from the Obama camp is attacking Cindy McCain. Nor should they.
They say Obama should be more modest. We don't need modest. We need big and bold.
The people who see ego most likely see something lacking in themselves.
Here's the typical critics take:
Boston Globe: Barack Obama always was a larger-than-life candidate with a healthy ego. Now he's turning into the A-Rod of politics. It's all about him.
He's giving his opponent something other than issues to attack him on: narcissism.
A convention hall isn't good enough for the presumptive Democratic nominee. He plans to deliver his acceptance speech in the 75,000 seat stadium where the Denver Broncos play. Before a vote is cast, he's embarking on a foreign policy tour that will use cheering Europeans - and America's top news anchors - as extras in his campaign. What do you expect from a candidate who already auditioned a quasi-presidential seal with the Latin inscription, "Vero possumus" - "Yes, we can"?
Obama finds criticism of his wife "infuriating" and doesn't want either of them to be the target of satire. Tell that to the Carters, the Reagans, the Clintons, and the Bushes, father and son.
