Much has been made of the notion that, among Barack Obama's supporters, Obama is considered "The One".  It's a nutty, somewhat psycho/paranoid reference to the film, The Matix, but we get it, We're accused of being "Kool-Aid drinkers", of being hopeless idealists, of being self-blinded to the failings of "Our Dear Leader", of being hero worshipers.  Our critics accuse us of lacking discernment.  We're told we lack the basic skills to assess the  obvious human frailties of The One we have chosen as our president.  But I have a question for the critics: Do you know for a fact that Barack Obama is NOT "The One"?  Because some (very few) leaders like Obama DO happen from time to time.  How do you know that he is not one of these?  How do you know for a fact that Barack Obama is not the next great leader of mankind?  Of the world?  Do you?  How do you know?  Give me some evidence, please.  Beyond just, "I don't believe it."

Muhatma Ghandi was a regular guy who decided to stick to his guns.  He became a revered world leader who, because his local issue was one that captured the world, achieved greatnesss. Gautama Buddha died a painful death after eating pork that was offered to him by a follower.  According to Buddhist doctrine, Gautama Budddha was probibited from eating meat, yet He chose to follow doctrine over "reality".  Was He corrupt?  Was he weak?  Why was He considered great?   The history of Jesus of Nazareth is obscure, but He was clearly human.  Who was he?  No one really knows.  The man who said, "The kingdom of God is within you and all around you. It is not within buildings of wood or stone. Split a piece of wood and you will find me. Look beneath a stone and I am there." Jesus the man clearly did not believe in the world you live in.  Who was He? 

So what is the problem with Obama?  I'm not trying to deify the guy, but why can't he be better than the rest of us? What is the critics' problem with that notion?  What evidence do Obama's detractors have to support the notion that Obama is less than great?  Buddha was an average human.  JFK was average.  Reverend Martin Luther King was human.  Jesus was human.  Is it not possible that Barack Obama is human too?  One of those extraordinary humans who comes along once in a generation?  I believe Barack Obama IS the one.  For me, that's no big deal.