Recent gaffe's and unexpected revelations have given us an insight into the Senator’s judgement and character.

When Michelle Obama said that she wasn't proud of her country (the country that gave her the opportunity to live the good life, which she is doing), I felt that she didn't appreciate her country and that that was not a good trait for a First Lady.

I assume Senator Obama agrees with his wife as he never disavowed her statement.

Just common sense.

Not feeling more than proud of The United States is in definite unelectable territory.

Then came the by now infamous videos (sold by Trinity United Church of Christ) of Obama's spiritual mentor, Jeremiah Wright. The soundbites of his sermons are well known, but the one that is seared into American minds is when he said that blacks shouldn't be singing "God Bless America", but "Goddamn America!"

Although I'm not a Democrat, I want to like Barack Obama. But after hearing that abhorrent clip and knowing that Obama was a contributing member of that church, and was deeply inspired by its angry-at-America Pastor -- AND, that he waited until Wright was outed before he disavowed Wright's statements -- I can only conclude that Obama believes that stuff too.

Just common sense.

The "Race" speech was a cynical, diversionary tactic, plain and simple. Nothing to important was said but what the average viewer heard, was the supposedly compassion-filled Senator dissing his own grandmother in front of millions of viewers.

Obviously, the selling out of the woman who sacrificed so much to raise him wasn't as important as his presidential bid. Yet, another glimpse of the real Obama.

Soon after, came the revealing "typical white person" moment, which showed that Obama has a fixed view of white people.

I tried saying "typical black person" in a sentence and it didn't feel like something I would ever say because I don't think of blacks (or any group of people) as all the same.

Obama's "slip" was telling and it cut in half his credibility on any issues related to "race".

Just common sense.

Then came last weekend's (my paraphrase) "America is bitter/ so small-towners cling to religion or their guns to numb the pain of being in the "other America".

Sounds like the failed populism of John Edwards. John McCain was correct when he said that Obama, with his "bitter" quote, was out of touch with the way most Americans feel about their lives. John Edwards would still be in the race if Obama's description of smalltown folk was true.

(Obama must not have read the Jan. 2008 Gallup poll that said that over 80% of Americans characterized their lives as either "very happy" or "generally happy").

None of the aforementioned issues will, by themselves, implode the Obama campaign. But, the Chinese water-torture effect they are having could persuade the superdelegates to give the nomination to a much safer Hillary Clinton.

Just common sense.