Obama: "And Yet It Moves.."

In 1633, the Catholic church brought Galileo to trial for heresy. He argued that the earth was not at the center of the universe.

He was forced to recant, and according to Simon Singh in his book, Big Bang, Galileo was sentenced to indefinite house arrest. As he rose during sentencing, Galileo muttered, "and yet it moves", referring to how the earth does, in fact, orbit the sun. Indeed, no matter what is said or done, there are certain realities that cannot be denied.

Scientists and astronomers like Kepler, Copernicus and Galileo often had to confront the lunacy of the church, even when their observations proved what was true in the cosmos. Americans are fodder for situations that warrant packing it in, but instead, they deny reality and fight to the death like a fool. There is no other candidate that embodies this behavior more so than Sen. Hillary Clinton. Tragically, of course.

Today, Sen. Clinton is the presidential candidate who is denying the truth - what is proven in the polls and after 11 consecutive primary losses - that her quest for the presidency will almost inevitably end or, should end on March 4th if she cannot deliver Texas or Ohio with significant margins. Sen. Clinton, while being overly optimistic, may have lost her mind or has simply become so emotionally tied to her quest, that she cannot accept the odds that she is facing.

The odds are daunting, when you consider the momentum Sen. Obama has gained.

"And yet, it moves."

This is how I describe the resiliency the Obama campaign has demonstrated over the past several months. In spite of the ridiculous negative campaigns, the rumors about his affiliation with Islam, the attempt to associate him with radicals, his campaign is unfettered.

The latest polls show that Sen. Obama has chipped away at Sen. Clinton's lead to a point where she is probably thinking about her next move, because there will be no more debates for her after March 4th. In Ohio, Sen. Clinton is ahead by 3.8%, while Sen. Obama leads in Texas with 1.2% all within the margin of error. Most people believe that in a head-to-head match up with Sen. McCain, Sen. Clinton would lose. If Sen. Obama was the Democratic nominee, the polls suggest he would win against McCain.

What the voters want sometimes, can be entirely different than what the candidate wants.

Polls are not the arbiters of truth.

However, they are telling. And in the real world - Mrs. Clinton - we can see what the voters want; we can feel and hear how they react to your messages which have changed like a tropical depression off the coast of Africa; we just don't know what to expect from you. In Sen. Obama, it appears that the voters do not want a hot head commander-in-chief who lies about his experience - you do not have 35 years of experience!

Voters are gravitating towards the candidate who moves on, in spite of the stupidity that exist in the campaigning process. The polls show Sen. Clinton's lead in Texas and Ohio have diminished to alarming levels. But, ah, Sen. Obama's campaign moves on...

"And yet, it moves..." (Galileo)