The Obama administration is sorely in need of a massive public showcase to gin up their flagging public image. They need that showcase both as a means of distraction to go behind the scenes to redirect their health care overhaul, and as an opportunity to try to put a human face on who became during health care debate, the “Hide-Your-Granny-From-Him” Nightmare President.
Big on props and imagery from the get go, Barack Hussein Obama was presented to 80,000 supporters at last August’s Democratic National Convention on a stage resembling an ancient Greek temple. Trumping even the most outlandish rock star eye candy, Obama came striding out to a podium that could be raised from beneath the floor at Invesco Field.