What Is the Difference Between . . .

a punctured baloon and Barack Obama?

That's the substance of David Brooks' column in today's NYTimes. Also echoed by Charles Kauthammer in the WaPo. See:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/opinion/07brooks.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

and

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/06/AR2008030603113.html?nav=hcmodule