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Barack Obama for President

Feb 7, 2008
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Romney is dropping out? Crap. I was actually rooting for him.

Despite what Warren Ellis thinks, I'm reasonably certain Huckabee just won't get enough votes. McCain is the threat. Make no mistake, John McCain is a threat. And I felt Romney was just slimy enough to smear the guy.

Crap. Now what? MD-VA-DC seems to be the Big Prize for the Democrats. You and I both know DC is Obama's. Now I have to wonder - what's in the hearts of my fellow Maryland Dems and our Virginian brothers and sisters? I'm pulling for Barack - he may not have the level of experience some would prefer, but I honestly think he A) gives a damn what happens to this country and B) might just be smart enough to get the USA out of this quagmire we're in.

Hillary Clinton just doesn't do it for me. Bill's a great guy, don't get me wrong, but... he's still a politician. I seem to recall him saying a few nice things about Shrub, and that's way more than I have to say about him. The only thing I can possibly say in favor of our idiot President is that he might, just might have a bit of a clue about immigration. But I'll never trust him. Hunter S. Thompson, that fantastic madman, said he'd vote for Richard Nixon rather than George W. Bush. That means something to me.

Getting back on point, I just don't like Mrs. Clinton. Too much Hawk. Too much doublespeak. Maybe too long in the saddle, too many hands to grease with baksheesh. I need something fresher in the White House. I need a guy who thinks about nonproliferation and genetic testing lab regulation. I need a Black American in the Oval Office to prove to the rest of the world that the United States of America is not a country completely comprised of neo-Puritan racist bumpkin fanatic Intelligent Design-espousing jackasses. We've got those, sure. But they are not the majority. They're just loud, stupid, and devoid of ethics.

I'm voting for Barack Obama. I hope my home does the same. But I'd also like it if the actual majority - the apathetic - get out, do a bit of research, and vote their consciences.