Last week was a tough week for Barack Obama. McCain continues to make progress. This week the Democrats gather in Denver for the convention and there are already reports that there’s a tiff between the Clinton and Obama folks.

Let’s take a look at one of the major issues that came up last week after Obama appeared at the Saddleback Forum with Pastor Rick Warren.

From the Obama Campaign Website:

When asked about America’s greatest moral failure, Senator Obama replied:

“I think America’s greatest moral failure in my lifetime has been that we still don’t abide by that basic precept in Matthew that whatever you do for the least of my brothers, you do for me, and that notion of — that basic principle applies to poverty. It applies to racism and sexism. It applies to, you know, not having — not thinking about providing ladders of opportunity for people to get into the middle class. There’s a pervasive sense, I think, that this country, as wealthy and powerful as we are, still don’t spend enough time thinking about the least of us.”

Well, maybe Barack was not referring to his brother who, according to this article, was found living in a hut on the outskirts of Nairobi:

Mr Obama, 26, the youngest of the presidential candidate’s half-brothers, spoke for the first time about his life, which could not be more different than that of the Democratic contender.

“No-one knows who I am,” he told the magazine, before claiming: “I live here on less than a dollar a month.”

You would think that Barack Obama who made more than $4 million last year, who recently vacationed on a private beach in Hawaii and owns a million-dollar mansion, would look out for his little brother a little more.

If he treats his family like this, how will he treat regular Americans if he becomes President?

The times are changing for Obama, and he’s starting to whine about any information that comes out that does not show him as “The One.” His unfavorable ratings are up. The race for President is closer than it ever should have been partly because of the unknowns about Obama, his judgment, his flip flops, and the fact that the Democrats have screwed things up pretty well in Congress since they have been in charge.

This week may make or break Obama. It should be fun to watch.