Reading Between the Lines
I was reading an AP story by Terence Hunt this morning about the historic election of Barack Hussein Obama. As I was reading it, I couldn't help but read between the lines of what was being said by others about this. Barack Obama : "The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep." The read: It's harder to effect change than simply going around and saying, "It's time for a change!" Reality bites, don't it? Barack Obama : "We may not get there in one year or even in one term ... But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there." The read: OK, so where exactly are we going? Afghan President Hamid Karzai : "This is my first demand of the new president of the United States _ to put an end to civilian casualties." The read: OK, keep your promise, pull the troops out. That was easy. Let's see Karzai stay in power without the US to back hi