Barack Obama continues to remind us of the character Chance Garner in the movie (and earlier Jerzy Kosinski novel) Being There. People just project whatever they seek on a blank slate that doesn't get much filling in. Here is Chance Gardner on health care, from our dear friends at the New York Times:

Senator Barack Obama of Illinois appeared less conversant with the details of health policy and sometimes found himself on the defensive, trying to explain why he had yet to offer a detailed plan to cover all Americans.

"The most important challenge is to build a political consensus around the need to solve this problem," Mr. Obama said.