Barack Obama has really pounded home his message of hope and change. Oh sure it doesn’t actually mean anything, but that hasn’t stopped him from injecting those two stupid meaningless words into every sentence of every speech since he was one of 7 other candidates. One of the consistent themes is that it won’t be politics as usual if we believe in hope and change and elect Barack Obama as President. He’s going to end the politics of fear and bring this great divided country back together.

Asked about Clinton’s recent comment that she would not allow herself to be victimized by the type of Swift Boat-style attacks that were leveled against Sen. John Kerry in the 2004 race, Obama said he had been vetted by his opponent in the nominating campaign.

“I have to just respond by saying that the Clinton research operation is about as good as anybody’s out there,” he said.

“I assure you that having engaged in a contest against them for the last year that they’ve pulled out all the stops. And you know I think what is absolutely true is whoever the Democratic nominee is the Republicans will go after them. The notion that somehow Senator Clinton is going to be immune from attack or there’s not a whole dump truck they can’t back up in a match between her and John McCain is just not true.”

Translation: Vote for me or the dirt they dig up on Hillary will make her lose and we’ll have at least four more years of Republicans.

“I have no doubt that I can get the people who vote for Senator Clinton. … It’s not clear that Senator Clinton can get all the people I’m getting,” he said.

Translation: No worries, folks. No division here. It’s all in your imagination. Her people versus my people isn’t division, it’s hope. Or change. Or something.

So how exactly is this not politics as usual?

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