True confessions of an Obamaniac
At a recent journalism job interview, I was asked to survey the field of 2008 presidential candidates. Who did I like, and why?
I started to rattle off a list of positions that had caught my eye — positions on electoral ethics, health care, poverty, gay rights and other issues. Then I caught myself. "Who am I kidding?" I finally confessed. "Right now, I support Barack Obama, and for entirely irrational reasons."
This certainly didn't win me any points. Instead, it elicited some nervous, somewhat disapproving laughter, as they waited for me to redact the comment. But, I had told the truth.
I found myself saying that Obama is capable of restoring some sense of dignity to the office of President of the United States. I said I liked the energy behind his campaign. I said that he excited me, that I admired him as a person and the values he represented.
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