Have Obama Fans Jumped the Shark?

Sen. Barack Obama's supporters are young, hip and happening... and they want change. They want hatchets to be buried, wounds to be healed, scars to be laser-treated. They want a brighter future, a new tomorrow. Obama supporters want a leader who can take a tough call from Laurinda Calongne in the morning and a tough call from Clinton Portis in the evening. They want to see policemen riding happily on Segways. They want better luggage.

Which is another way of saying, can we trust the average Obama supporter to hang out and watch an episode of Weeds without spilling kombucha on our couch? It's not an easy question to answer.

So instead, have a little fun at the Will.i.am video's expense:


B. Brandon Barker is the author of the novel Operation EMU.