I feel proud to be an American this morning. We, vicariously through Iowa, are showing the world that change is coming, that here in the land of the free and the home of the brave, we can lift a man named Barack Hussein Obama to the world stage on our behalf. Obama is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, and was president of the Harvard Review. It's beyond reassuring to imagine replacing Georgie Porgie with real brain power. Imagine a great orator in the White House! Remember Kennedy!
Mike Huckabee is a Baptist preacher who can rock the bass guitar. Let's not forget how he morphed physically, losing a hunded and twenty pounds a few years back. Mysteriously, if you look over Huckabee's shoulder, you may see a cross or you may see Chuck Norris. I look at him and am reminded at times of Kevin Spacey. This kind of stuff catches ordinary folk's attention. Huckabee has captured the Iowans' votes with relatively little money and virtually no political machine.
I can't wait to see what will happen in New Hampshire. It's fabulous to see democracy in action, and to watch the race crystallize. It can make a person feel vital, young, excited, hopeful, proud, and alive.
Power to the people!
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All so true! Jay and I had chills listening to several of the candidates. Barack is just awesome. Isn't his wife also a magna cum laude Harvard law alum? Their family is young and beautiful, it would be so refreshing to have them in the WH. Hilary spoke well- I remember shaking her hand after hearing her stump for Bill in New Haven in 92. She met my eye and her eyes were GORGEOUS- blue-green and intense. But she sounded a bit tired, and almost a little like a vice presidential nominee. Tough to see the disappointment on Bill's face, try as he did to hide it. Edwards was also a great speaker. And I like Mike! He really is Spacey-esque. Very weird with Chuck Norris and his trophy wife getting center stage, and interesting how the diverse audience behind Barack were not in focus- as if to underscore the universality theme...
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