"McSame"? So now your resorting to lib ad hominems?

Here's what I think about Obama as straightforward as I can make it: He is a brilliant man and gifted orator. He left a strong impression at the DNC in 2004. I watched that speech and remember telling my wife to keep an eye on this guy.

But he's trying to win this by being the "black" candidate, appealing to the novelty. He's the one repeatedly bringing up his race in stump speeches; McCain never has. His positions are murky, at best, and if you take away the folks who are voting for him because they are sick of the GOP and/or Bush and those who are voting for him because he is black, what are you left with?

Indeed, he is a very rare candidate. Rare in that his charm, elocution, and ethnicity have allowed him to almost completely forego the normal scrutiny a presidential candidate would expect. He's had some very questionable associations and decisions over the years and I think that counts for something.


>I am really not into labels or firsts at all. Yeah, I think it would be kind of cool, and a good signal to the rest of the world, if we elected a black candidate. But that isn't why I'm for Obama. IMO he is a very rare candidate in our lifetimes. It's an easy choice for me to prefer him to McSame, who wants to build a bridge to the 20th century. (And not necessarily the latter part). It's a sign of how conservative the U.S. has become that this race is even close.