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What can Obama do with the same old song?

"Yes we can." Boy did I love that the first time I heard it and the second, third, yadda, yadda, yadda. But I must admit that after the nth time of hearing it, my mind moved back to my day job and earning a living for my family.

I don't think I am alone in my loss of excitement now that the primaries between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are over. The underdog, or perhaps just the "anti-Hillary" won the semi-final. Perhaps I'll regain that enthusiasm once the Obama-McCain finals take place.

So rather than sharing my thoughts about Barack Obama's current and future challenges, I will just say them with some songs.

Since Obama has no Hillary to fight…

It's the same old song

Now it's the same old song
But with a different meaning
Since you been gone
It's the same old song
But with a different meaning
Since you been gone…

(lyrics by Holland-Dozier-Holland)

Regarding the campaign from now until November 6. Obama's challenge is not so much his message, but the short attention span of the world that became so enamored by and with him during the primaries. I am a "dyed in the wool" baby boomer, but I, too, fall into the trap of the attention span--challenged generations that follow me. So although I love the following song, I think this is Obama's challenge between now and election day…

(lyrics by Michel LeGrand and Alan Bergman)

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Update on Aug 15, 2008 by At Basil & Spice

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