Torn - Who is the Real Barack Obama

I can't get over the two side of Barack Obama.

Side one shows the second most liberal voter in the Senate, one who aligns himself with Ayers, Wright, and Farrakhan, and gives speeches for Khalidi. He ran on a "spread the wealth" platform that included tax increases for the 5% of the population that already shoulders the majority of the tax burden, and laid out a framework to tax small businesses making over 250K a year, which already pay 80% of the small business taxes collected in the US.

Side two shows a guy that wont raise taxes on the rich, opposes an over-regulated response to the financial crisis, plans to cut taxes for most Americans, is pushing out 'reforms' on healthcare and education, hasn't been a vocal proponent of the moronic bailout, isn't making noise now that a second stim. package looks unlikely in the lameduck session, and is bring on people from middle of the road think tanks (CAP excluded from "middle of the road") and has sounded more like Reagan than Carter with strong language around Afghanistan and no firm deadline likely for Iraq beyond the draft resolution going through Iraqi parliament now.

Let's say Obama runs like the middle of the road conservative he appears to be positioning for. This makes him a lying campaigner that will now backtrack on just about every promise that energized the young voter. He's silent on gay marriage after saying on the campaign he did not support amending the constitution to support gay marriage, and is making threats to enemy nations despite his earlier plans to sit down and chat with rogue dictators.

Yet, the seconds version, which aligns Obama with Reagan as they are also both great communicators, may prove the best thing this country could ask for. Bush failed miserably at inspiring confidence and calmness. And you see to this day the same traits in Paulson, who recently said he would never apologize for changing the bailout protocol. A President, beyond all else, is responsible for delivering a confidence inspiring message of calmness and command of current issues, even if that's not the case behind the scenes.

I view this as a win win. Either we get a great President, or in 2 years the Dem's lost 10 house seats, and the White House two years later.