I Have a Political Crush

I totally have a political crush on Barack Obama. I don't necessarily align with all his stances... but for the most part he is such a well spoken, intelligent sounding, reasonable guy. He doesn't seem TOO entrenched in the political machine that is Washington (although we know you don't get to be a Senator without at least somewhat being trapped in the system). He comes off as very charismatic (which I think is good for a leader). He doesn't seem to paint things in a US vs. THEM type of way for most topics and he talks in a lot of greys. I like him a hell of lot more than Hillary and more than I do Edwards. I really REALLY hope that he gets the nomination because I do believe he could win the whole thing versus the crappy assortment of Republican candidates.

I've seen him in a few of the debates and for the most part his answers are fairly logical and make sense. There's been a couple times I didn't quite like his answer... but other than Kucinich (who has no chance in hell of winning the nomination), I think Obama sounds like the most reasonable Democratic candidate on ticket.

10 Minute Obama clip: Daily Show Appearance.

Anyway... back to your regularly scheduled lives. :)