Who does Barack Obama think he is?

Ok, so...if you've been following the presidential race...and I totally understand if you haven't...you know that the latest McCain campaign thing is to refer to Sen. Barack Obama as an "uppity black."

They don't say it in so many words, of course...but it's about as subtle as a Mummy movie if you can read between the lines. Most recently is Pat Buchanan, who commented that the "Obama is the anti-Christ" ad

"goes right to an enormous vulnerability that Barack has created for himself with his grandiosity." Echoing a comment he made last week, Buchanan said: "The question's now becoming, 'Who does this guy think he is?'

Good question! Who do you suppose Obama thinks he is? Even if you don't buy he believes he's really real change from business-as-usual politics (and I share your wariness)...maybe he thinks he's...his party's nominee for president.

A historic candidate even if he should lose--and there’s maybe, like, a 2% chance of that.

You think maybe there's an outside chance he thinks his unique family history (cousin to “Wild Bill” Hickok, yet) puts him in a rare position to build bridges instead of walls in this country?

You think maybe he thinks he's running against a cartoon character?

(OK, so that's just what I think and I shouldn't put thoughts in Sen. Obama's head. It's just that in recent days it's started to seem to me like in this election Obama is Bugs Bunny and McCain is Daffy Duck.)

(except that Daffy would have an easier time getting my vote.)

(But I digress)