I don't get this excited about politics...

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Elspode

This morning, there was much being made of their emotional response to their encounter, but I can't find a damn thing now that I read this morning.

I don't know Stephanie or Tayler, but Warch, whom I consider a smart and rational person, was pretty excited after going to an Obama rally, early on.

I've heard him do a prepared speech on TV and he does very well.
Now I wonder if his up close and personal charisma is that strong, or it's just that the last 8 years have been so damn depressing, a glimmer of hope for a new direction, pumps people up?

[Griff]

I'm no longer terribly excited about Obama. The FISA vote ended any fantasy that he would trim back the Executive branch. He's still my generation which I think makes him more sensible on foreign policy because he isn't wed to the 1960's construct of false patriotism. We can't afford another 8 years of early boomer politics. The biggest potential problem I see with an Obama Presidency is a Democrat Congress which would behave as the Republican Congress did "under" Bush. At first blush, Obama seems more willing to work out a real energy policy which for me is a big part of being a positive player on the world stage.