Barack Obama's Magical Mystery Tour Begins!

Barack Obama's "Magical Mystery Tour" began today with the help and support of the main stream media (msm). With msm news anchors Katie Couric (CBS), Charlie Gibson (ABC), and Brian Williams (NBC) in tow, Obama is off on campaign stops in Europe, Israel, Iraq & Afghanistan on the agenda.

Once described as a fact finding tour so that Barack Obama could form his "national security plan," has now turned into a world wide rock concert event. It's really hard to formulate a national security plan when you have already stated what you plan to do without giving your generals in the field any opportunity to discuss options and strategy before hand. I guess when you are soooooooo smart, you don't need advise or consult from military experts!

I don't begrudge the msm an opportunity for tagging along. After all, it is news and anyway most of America understands the msm is solidly behind Barack Obama. They did orchestrate his win over Hillary Clinton in the primaries. So why would they even try to give the appearance of fairness and balance by their anchors traveling with John McCain. Their action has a double edged sword risk attached to it. Since Obama is a naive rank amateur on national security and military issues, if he screws up, someone is bound to have video footage. You won't see it on the evening msm news, but it will show up on U-Tube.

Our military leaders will be very respectful and give great updates on the war on terror at all stops. However, you can imagine that a few military eyes will roll when no one is looking. It make one wonder why stop and visit the military at all if you have already decided on "defeat and retreat."

Two other interesting notes: First Barack's wife stayed at home and did not accompany him and the 200+ media people. Second, the itinerary does not include a stop to visit Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Perhaps Michelle Obama is getting more training on how to speak in public without hurting her husband's already fragile campaign? Maybe, Mahmoud and Barack have scheduled a coffee break at "Starbucks" in New York City when Ahmadinejad next visits the United Nations?

I can't wait to see the press in their "I Survived Barack Obama's Magical Mystery Tour" t-shirts. A real collectors item I'm sure!