Barak Obama to give up Marlboro's.....or are they Newps? In any event, it is clear that the campaign managers are in full swing, looking to improve images and make the candidates stand out amongst the slew of Dems who seek to capture a return address of 1600 Pennsylvania avenue.

But as we in Illinois know, the Obama name is not synonymous with any sort of achievement or credit worthy bill. By all accounts, Obama was perhaps the "stealth" state Senator. Ask people at a Metra station to name one single accomplishment when Obama was in the State House....all you will get are blank stares. Perhaps Obama was hiding in Chicago with Blagojevich, who also is a rarely seen item in Springfield.

So what can Obama do to appear the front runner? Opening his mouth will not be the vehicle by which he gets elected. His speech at the DNC Winter Conference did nothing to make him stand out, but rather painted him into the same corner with Hillary and her ilk. Spewing anti-war rhetoric he painted with the same brush and the same color paint as the ultra lefties.

While even some Conservatives apply the "likeable" moniker to Obama, he has nothing to offer. He can strut around claiming phantom accomplishments, usually bills that he did not author, and appearing only as a signatory, but no originality.

I predict in six months or less liberal America will be loboto-obama-mized and ready to move to the far left agenda as chanted by Reid, Clinton, Kennedy, et. al..

Enjoy the ride now Barak...the bus stops well before Iowa and I doubt you will be there for the next stop.