Break down barriers: Vote for Obama

[cadmium]

For the rare person who cares what I think at this point.

Obama is generating a powerful wave of hope that is more than cynical pundits can dismiss. He is not the favorite of the affluent netroots like Edwards or the favorite of the media corporations like H. Clinton. He gets the support of Dennis Kucinich - a genuine progressive. He gets the support of Oprah the one woman answer to the corporate media boardrooms

Conservatives try to conflate his background with radical Islamist bogeymen.

He gets clobbered by iconic liberal economic columnist Krugman because he has the audacity to talk about raising the Social Security cap -- How dare Obama speak without Krugman's permission?

He gets flogged for apparent issue equivocations. That's OK with me. I take it as a sign of honesty. There are grey areas in most issues and persuading is more effective than puttinging adversaries on the defensive. Persuading and compromising are not he same.

When asked pointedly about why he does not wear a flag-lapel pin he just comes right out and tells the truth. I cant picture any other candidate except maybe Kucinich being this bold.

Even though she is not my favorite, if H. Clinton was the nominee I would totally support her. Either way it is important that when-like now- we have genuine realistic chance of supporting a minority or a woman for president that we should. There are policy details that are different on health plans, for instance or how many months someone promises to take to extricate us from Iraq, but in general the most likely Dems are close on policy. Therefore, I am advocating for Obama first and despite my past dislike of her H.Clinton second.

This is how glass ceilings get broken.

[David Dunham]

1. Better way -- Hillary as first woman in 2008; Obama in 2016

[cadmium]

2. Obama is by far my pick but I am not

adverse to Hillary in the end. I trust her more than I did at the outset of primary season. Here are personal impressions - I was impressed with her unwillingness to disavow Elliot Spitzer in the pile-on debate and I was touched by her genuine concern for her campaign workers when they were held hostage in the NH campaign headquarters.

I am still very uneasy about Bill Clinton's closeness with the Bush family--my biggest worry.

[Missy M]

6. I agree, much better way.

[indimuse]

11. 100% agree!

Hillary 2008...Obama 2016..Landslide!

[Colobo]

3. Great post, cad.

[Sparkly]

4. Here's to breaking glass ceilings!!!

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[TwilightGardener]

5. You get a kick and a rec from me--very well-reasoned post.

[stillcool]

7. sad....for some...

the choice of nominating a presidential candidate is predicated on who would be electable by misogynistic, homophobic, and bigoted assholes. I believe that whoever the democratic candidate is will win..perhaps not be selected...but will win.

[babylonsister]

8. Very nice post, cadmium! Thank you! nt

[Hope And Change]

9. Thank you cadmium!Beautiful post.K&R.

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[BeyondGeography]

10. A fine choice and post...and here's to Krugman having a very bad night

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