Obama tells folks what they do not want to hear

damn the preconceptions!!!

Democrat Barack Obama has a habit of telling interest groups what they don't want to hear, even at the risk of alienating audiences critical to the prospects of a presidential candidate. ... For example:

a) Obama told the National Education Association that performance-based merit pay ought to be considered in public schools.

What's wrong? If the teacher's class ace the final exams, then the teacher ought to be proud and happy to get a check based on that.

b) Cuban exiles are considered one of the keys to winning Florida, but he disagreed with leaders who want a full embargo against Fidel Castro's government and instead called for allowing travel and money to the island.

Has an embargo really worked all these years? It's time for a new plan and engage Cuba....and those Havana cigars.

c) Michigan voters play an important role in national politics, but Obama visited Detroit to lecture the state's biggest industry for failing to improve automobile fuel efficiency.

Honestly, how can you still keep a vehicle running with less than 20 mpg in 2007?