Tom Lifson's excellent analysis in today's AT of Barack Obama's "showmanship"reveals a stunning truth about the candidate and more importantly, his supporters; a kind of madness has infected the press, pundits, and even Obama himself. These are, for the most part, college educated, sober minded adults who have fallen head over heels for a politician who says nothing, has done nothing, and allows them to feed on their own grandeliquent self image of liberal saviors of the republic.The candidate himself half believes his own hype. And what these pundits and reporters are saying about his speech last night would make one think that William Jennings Bryan, FDR, and JFK had all been reborn in this Machine pol from Chicago blessed with a mellifluous voice and soothing manner. Here's some "professional" reaction via the Opinionator Blog at the NY Times:Kevin Drum, blogging at his new home at Mother Jones: “Obama has put a serious dent in...(Read Full Post)