Equivalent to walking on water.

Maybe Barack Obama is as much a pragmatist as an idealist. The more I watch Obama, the more I think he gets ahead because he's practical. He allows situations to play out. And to make the best of practical reality. Politically. Such as overhaul of the health care insurance system. He'd prefer a single-payer public health system. But that may not pass in the Senate. So Obama will settle for less. Much to the disappointment of liberals in his own party. Obama learned to navigate successully as a black man in a white supremacy society. Without losing his cool. Think of it. He's black. And got himself elected president of the United States. I think that's equivalent to walking on water. --Jim Broede