I think this cartoon [1] accurately sums up the media hype [2] over the very liberal [3] Senator from Illinois.
See more good ones here [4].
As always, it’s about style over substance with the Democratic party. The guy makes a great speech at the 2004 DNC and all of a sudden when the ’08 campaign season unofficially starts he’s the frontrunner because he’s a “moderate” and “well-spoken.” I wonder how long it will last? Remember, the mediots fell all over themselves over Howard Dean, too, and he fizzled fast in the primaries.