Going out on a Limb

I'm just going to finally go out on a limb and declare to the world that I fully support Barack Obama and his quest for the presidency. Also I wish to boldly state that McCain just stands absolutely no chance. If that geezer lives until November he only held on to life two months in order to witness his crippling defeat. Obama is the only candidate I have ever witnessed (not that I've witnessed many) that has ever been able to actually coerce people from the opposite party to support him. The thing that really gets me supporting this guy is that he makes a ton of promises (as all candidates do) and while he no doubt will not be able to achieve all of them, when he makes these promises they are not empty. I fully trust that even though not all of them are fully achievable, Obama will give it his damndest to get as close as possible on all of them. I also love how the other party is just aching for some kind of scandal to emerge. They are attempting to capitalize on any tiny crumb they can dig up and it is just pathetic. When Obama was in the middle east he put a prayer not in a traditional prayer wall. A journalist purloined it and published it. I'm sure McCain's team thought to themselves, "we got him now, he probably prayed for a win and for bad things against McCain." Yet, it turns out it was just Obama praying for strength for him and his family and strength against pride. Wow, real scandalous. Or this recent news story about how Obama stated in a meeting that He has become a symbol for change in the United States or something of that sort. The McCain machine pumped that out with the notion that Obama's ego was too high. Hmmmmmm sounds more like he is seeing what is actually happening, is thrilled and wants to be that change that people see him as. Or when reports came about that Obama tried Cocaine and Marijuana in college. Obama was like, "yup" He is actually quoted as saying "It was reflective of the struggles and confusion of a teenage boy, Teenage boys are frequently confused."* I hate how people assume presidential candidate have lived their entire life as a presidential candidate and aren't allowed to make any mistakes along the way. Obama probably had no idea he'd be running for president when he was 18 or even 25. Why do people judge the boy he was then when we can judge the man he is now? Also I love how I have yet to see an add criticizing McCain or his policies, yet the only McCain add I've seen says less about McCain and reads more like a propoganda add against Obama. I watched a town hall meeting with Obama the other day in Rolla, Mo and Obama actually answered people's questions, got his facts right, handled one heckler very respectably, spoke eloquently, occasionally criticized McCain's polices, but always made sure he criticized the policies and not the man himself. He even seemed down to earth. When he asked the crowd to "raise your hand if you make over 2 million a year (the actual number i dont remember)" when an 18 your old guy raised his hand Obama said something along the lines of, " man, how old are you, 18? If you're making that kind of money at 18 I am impressed" Either way I cannot praise the man enough for his integrity and even if you disagree with some of his policies or views you have to at least realize, Obama is a damned respectable human being with nothing but the most benevolent intentions for our country. He is a man that will work his hardest to achieve his goals and take them as far as I can.

My only criticisms of Obama I have come across so far.
1. during his town hall meeting in Missouri he repeatedly said "missoura"
2. He does not support gay marriage*

*The quote is from a Herald-Tribune article http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/24/news/dems.php
*a note on gay marriage, I've never been a huge advocate or like an equal rights fighter, but heck, I wouldn't mind it if gay people could get married, if any of my gay friends told me they intended to marry I'd be like "go for it dude" I kind of want my president to have the same mindset. Kind of like "this isn't my battle, but I'm going to stand up for it if it comes to my doorstep"