Texas in Africa Dares to Question the Obamessiah

Texas in Africa is one of the finest blogs I have seen and the author is a Baptist and a promising young academic in the field of African and political studies. I assumed she would be an enthusiastic practicioner of Obamianity. But instead, she writes:

But I have to say: the Obama messianic stuff creeps me out a little. The other day I linked to a quip Melissa Rogers found that was to the effect that, "This is a race between a New York Senator who was born in Illinois and an Illinois Senator who was apparently born in a manger."

Exactly. I'm all for enthusiasm about the democratic process, but this is getting a little out of hand. Poster setups like the one above creep me out a little.

Sure, some may be going off the deep end with excessive fervor, but I am surprised how this is bringing out so much negative and critical commentary. To me, the fact that so many have decided to be involved with politics is a much huger and much more positive story. Why aren't people focusing more on this? Why the need to always comment on the surely false perception that there are many Obamanic irrational fanatics in our midst? Is this not the very sort of fear and cynicism that the gospel of Obama is trying to push back?