Obama's Magical Mystery Tour Begins

It is doubtful that too many ordinary Afghans know or care who Barack Obama is. Nevertheless, the messiah disembarked in Kabul this morning after a brief stop in Kuwait to visit the troops. He is scheduled to travel to a base in eastern Afghanistan today and get a briefing from the military on the situation and meet with President Karzai tomorrow.From there - well, let's let CNN tell you because the way they report it, it's almost like a victory lap for the candidate:Sen. Barack Obama is set to step onto the world's stage. During his trip to the Middle East and Europe, Obama will visit: Jordan Israel (with a trip to the West Bank-Ramallah) Germany France The United Kingdom.  Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday and is slated to visit Iraq, although for security reasons, no public schedule for the visit has been released. A campaign stunt is being reported as if it were the opening act of the Obama drama - the hero restoring respect and love for America in the world. They are...(Read Full Post)