An Obama supporter knocked on my door today.

[Droopy]

Just a few minutes ago. It's the first time I've ever talked to anyone in person who was actually hitting the street and putting their money where there mouth is so to speak. The exchange was brief but enthusiastic. I wish I could get that fired up about a candidate. I haven't gone beyond donating money and voting, but I guess that's more than some people do. Maybe some day when I don't have to work 60 hours a week I'll try what that guy is doing.

I was originally a Kucinich supporter. After he dropped out I was an Edwards supporter. After he dropped out I didn't give a fuck for a while. I live in Ohio and on Tuesday I'm going to vote for Obama. I'm not all that thrilled about it and I considered doing a protest vote if Edwards or Kucinich was still on the ballot, but I'm going to make my vote count.

Here's the thing that bothers me about Obama. When I started researching the Democratic candidates I noticed that Obama likes to talk about "reaching across the aisle" a lot and something to the effect of working together in Washington for change. There's just a lot of talk from him that makes him appear to want to be friends with the Republicans up there on the hill. That's not a trait I'd like to see from a Democratic candidate. After what the Republicans have done for the last 7 years I want our leadership to just cram down the throats of the Republicans every piece of progressive legislation they possibly can. I don't want to be friends with Republicans and if Obama wins the nomination he's going to find that Republicans don't want to be friends with him.