His name reverberates around Washington like a part of royalty. He was on the cover of Time magazine last week. Chris Matthews got all gushy about him last week on his show.
Who am I talking about? Barak Obama. The man who Oprah Winfrey wants to see as the country's next president. The man is who is being talked about as the next best thing for the Democrats. The man, fresh out of Illinois who is turning heads in a way like this country hasn't see since Bill Clinton, and the man who should NOT run for president in 2008.
I have no doubt that Obama is a rising star in the party. He is very charasmatic, a great speaker, and one day, might make a great president, but today, we need a leader with expierence, who is willing to take on the tough issues like Iraq, the war on terror, plus a whole load of domestic problems like health care, and the environment.
Barak Obama has only been in the Senate for two years. He needs to learn the ropes, and see how the Washington game is played. Granted, there have been lots of people who have run for president with the kind of resume that Obama has, and while some have succeded, many others have failed simply because people didn't trust the fact that they had the expierence to take on the world.
Obama is a young man, and waitng until 2012, or better yet 2016 would put him in a prime position to make his run. Running right now, as he might, would only serve to make his youth and inexpierence a target for the Republicans to chew him up and spit him out.
Please Barak, stay in the Senate, and don't run for president. You can best help the party as an up and coming leader. Grow some and gain the knowledge that is vital for running for president. Your like a freshman in high school. Wait until your a bit older and a bit wiser, then, and only then will you be ready to take on the most important job in the world.