Is He The New "Kingfish"?

Many years ago a musical comedy was released called "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying " , it was based on a book by Abe Burrows and Jack Weinstock . The story revolves around a young man named J. Pierpont Finch who starts out as a window washer for a company called World-Wide Wickets . Finch is totally un-qualified to do anything other than be a window washer , yet through a book about the fast track to corporate success he climbs over the bodies of supervisors to rise to the top of the corporate ladder . This of course was a musical comedy and it was very entertaining . Finch was a very likable character who easily ingratiated himself with boyish charm and good looks. Finch used his charm to glean whatever leverage he could to self-promote his own personal agenda and step over those he used to reach his goal . In the setting of a comedy this is a funny premise . In real life individuals who operate in this manner are considered un-trustworthy , without character , an individual who will say and do whatever he feels necessary to advance his quest for power and glory. In public life we have had a few men like this , perhaps you may remember Huey Long , he was known as "Kingfish", he served as governor of Louisiana from 1928 through 1932 . He served as a U.S. senator from 1932 through 1935 , as a senator Long proposed the "Share Our Wealth" program designed to re-distribute the national wealth during the depression , he also advocated the net asset tax on corporations to finance socialist welfare in another re-distribution program . Long had a failed presidential bid and was later murdered Sept. 8 , 1935 on the steps of the Louisiana state house. It was a former associate Dr. Carl Austin Weiss who shot Long and he was killed immediately by Long's bodyguards. Long attained power by use of strong oratorical skill , it was said he could move crowds with almost hypnotic magnetism . Today we have a leader who has great skill in public speaking , although his experience before assuming office was limited , and his practical knowledge questionable . He has the ability to move the masses with his words , even when the rhetoric is clouded and ambiguous . He has thrown some former supporters under the bus , remember Rev. Wright , William Ayers , the distancing himself from A.C.O.R.N. . He received what he needed from them then he turned away , they had served their purposes. This type of behavior raises serious questions about what Mr. Obama really wants and what he really believes , other than the self-promotion of Barack Obama . We need to ask ourselves where is this man taking our nation , what is beneath the surface of his smooth exterior , and what is he willing to do or say in order to further his agenda . The parallels between Mr. Obama and "Kingfish" Huey Long are quite striking and disturbing . Is Mr. Obama trying to succeed by climbing over the American people in order to achieve his goal of personal power and the ability to "fundamentally change America" into an image Jefferson and Adams could never envision ? Americans need to take a hard look at this President's motives , and , if they are comfortable with them . We don't need another "Kingfish" in American politics .