Fight, Barack, Fight!!

I watched parts of Sen. Obama's interviews with Keith Olbermann and George Stephanopolous and found myself thinking, "when is this guy gonna fight?" Obama is cerebral, and that's great. The problem is, he thinks EVERYBODY is cerebral. And we're not. People respond emotionally, they act emotionally. They follow their hearts, not always their heads. How else could you explain McCain's momentum after announcing Sarah Palin as his running mate (besides pure unadulterated racism)?

Barack Obama has to get fired up and come out swinging. No more talk of "change." We get it. Tell us HOW you're going to fix things. Talk about gas (don't say energy), the economy, and healthcare. Talk about it all day and all night. Let Joe and your surrogates go after McCain and Palin's lies. You tell the American people in no uncertain terms why you should be President and, more importantly, what you're going to do to make things better. Otherwise, you lose.

Here are three great opinion pieces from today's Washington Post, from Richard Cohen, E.J. Dionne, Jr., and Eugene Robinson.