Damn. Obama might run.

Now I didn’t want to make this blog about politics. There are far better blogs for that! I really don’t want to feed the fire.

I watched his 2004 speech at the Democratic convention, turned to my son, and said,
“that man just might end up President of the United States.”

Normally, I like to stay out of politics. It’s not that I have no political opinion, it’s just that I find MOST politicians to be horribly vain people. And writing blogs about your political opinions is where people will IMMEDIATELY pigeonhole everything you do and say forever. Just avoid it.

So here I go: (I will regret this).

I always felt that Bill Clinton and George Bush had a few major character defects in common: They both wanted approval from others. There isn’t anything better than resolving your feelings of self-insecurity than having millions of people vote on you. Of course, for the rest of us, there’s sex and drugs. (Although both men have their own history in the regard).

And it has SUCKED to be a democrat for the last 50 years. There hasn’t been a SINGLE INSPIRATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE since JFK. At least not one that could win the office.

Linden Johnson? Please. Keep your scar covered.
Jimmy Carter? He was the squeeky clean guy the Dems needed to emphasis the GOP failures. (Nixon and the vietnam war). But in the end he was boring.
Bill Clinton? Jeesus. I mean the guy is brilliant, A Rhodes scholar, a dynamic speaker. But I ALWAYS found the guy disingenuous. “I didn’t Inhale?” That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.

What’s Obama say about his drug use: “I inhaled - That was the point.”

So it’s officially time to start tempering my optimism over this guy. I refuse to give up my cynical view of politicians.
Here’s my problem: He keeps opening in his mouth and says intelligent things. And stuff that most politicians avoid: “Evolution is more grounded in my experience than angels.”

Omigod. Omigod. Must keep my breathing to a normal pace. - id he just thumb his nose at the religious right in the country?

Plus:And he’s NOT HILLARY CLINTON! That’s a huge plus in my book. The woman is a dynamo, but let’s face it - she’s one of the most divisive character’s in politics. Having Hillary on the presidential ballot will BRING OUT people just to vote against her. But Obama doesn’t have that problem (at least not yet).
He’s going to actually make and go read his damn book. And I HATE reading books like that. I’m sure it’s just another self promoting rag, and I don’t want it to ruin any positive opinion I already have of the guy.

Could the democracts finally get a dynamic candidate this year! After the snoozefest of Gore and Kerry - we may just finally have a horse race here.