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[Hailtothechimp]

My candidate is Obama, for a variety of reasons.

He inspires me in a way no other candidate does. His books are extremely engaging, and he does not seem to be overly scripted. If he is, he hides it well.

The "experience" thing favors Obama much more than people realize. When you count the state government in Illinois, he has run for office many times, and has only lost one race. But he has lost one, and I think that's important too.

The war vote in 2002 troubles me to no end. I think Obama is right to hammer Clinton, Biden , Edwards and the others for trusting George Bush.

Michelle Obama seems to be first rate in every sense of the word. If you believe that a person's spouse tells you something about them as well, then score one for Obama. And the "he's not black enough" line would have more teeth if he was married to someone who looked like Tipper Gore.

He's honest about his drug use in the past. Clinton hasn't been asked the question, that I know of, and I wonder what kind of test-marketed answer she would give. But Obama was upfront about it, and that speaks volumes to me. Look at how Bush dodged the question, when all I've ever heard about was the booze and cocaine in his past.

And lastly, it is time for a change. Turn the page and let someone who isn't a Bush or a Clinton take over. We don't have monarchies in this country. Yet.