That is a fine speech, Azizi, and her point about fear is right on.

People here, however, will react to it precisely according to their prior prejudices for or against Bush administration policy. Note the responses so far....

There are always those who will enthusiastically support a policy based on fear, because they believe that that fear is fully justified. And that is what a government that uses fear depends upon in garnering support among its electorate.

I share Bobert's concerns about what might happen to anyone who becomes a genuine progressive leader in the USA. Too much money is at stake to allow such people to mess with national policy...

Anyway, I share your opinion of Michelle Obama's speech, Azizi. I do not think that the powers that be are going to let Barack Obama become the Democratic Party's candidate for president. But I may be wrong about that. We'll have to wait and see. My impression is that they want Hillary for some reason....and if that's what they want, that's probably what they'll get. They might, in that case, have Obama as her running mate.

But I'm just guessing.