The irony is that Obama's sudden rise politically to the level of being the leading contender for his party's presidential nomination has required him to project an entirely different persona, that of a post-racial leader who can heal divisiveness and bring us all together.

The ease with which he has accomplished this chameleon-like change, and entranced both white and black Democrats, is a tribute to the man's talent and a warning about his reliability.

There is no evidence that Obama ever sought to educate himself on the views of people on the other end of the political spectrum, much less reach out to them. He reached out from the left to the far left. That's bringing us all together?

Is "divisiveness" defined as disagreeing with the agenda of the left? Who on the left was ever called divisive by Obama before that became politically necessary in order to respond to revelations about Jeremiah Wright?

I almost clipped this myself. Great article. Sowell is one of the kings of clarity.

Sowell is one of the kings of clarity.

Sowell is always the reason I read anything. He is so
brilliant at cutting through the nonsense of politics.

Another one of my favorites is Mark Steyn. I search for his commentary at least twice a week.