Why Barack Obama is Like a Chocolate Soufflé

Chocolate Soufflé: A chocolate soufflé is quickly whipped up and baked into a delicious, light, and airy dessert. Sweet, popular… yet its rise is precarious – even the best chefs must hope their soufflé does not fall.



Barack Obama: Senator Obama’s popularity was quickly whipped up following his stunning 2004 Democratic Convention keynote speech and has risen to new heights in the 2008 Presidential campaign. He promises sweet, sweet change… a message that is both popular for some and lacking in substance for others. Can his sweetness hold up? Here’s hoping.

Why Hillary Clinton is Like a Fruitcake

Fruitcake: This staunch dessert is associated most strongly with the holiday season. Often given as a gift, although no one we know has ever been interested in receiving one. Sometimes re-gifted to others who are not interested. Solid, rock hard, dependable year after year. Nearly impossible to destroy.



Hillary Clinton: This staunch Presidential candidate, New York Senator, and Former first lady is associated most strongly with her husband’s tenure as President. She is a mainstay of the Democratic party, although sometimes a controversial figure on the other side of the aisle. Seems to be re-gifting the Clinton era to the American public. Solid, rock hard, dependable year after year. Nearly impossible to destroy.