Letters to the Editor
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Obama has IT
He spoke where I worked in 1999, and was really impressive -- he filled the room with his presence. I told coworkers "He's going to be President someday." You could just feel the vibe, the intelligence, the charisma, and, yes, him working it -- like (Bill) Clinton, he's entirely aware of his talents, and puts them to full use. He's shrewd, he's confident, he's compassionate, he's ambitious, even noble. He's the real deal.
Although he's moderated his stances some since I heard him, and that's maybe a little disappointing, I think he's still going to be the most interesting candidate we've had in years.
Maybe the Republicans will try to draft Colin Powell against him, hoping that the tarnish of Powell's association with the Bush administration will have rubbed off by then. That would be an ironic battle, there, should it happen.
Rather than pinning our audacious hopes on one man, however, we need to have many, many more stars among progressives and liberals. Instead of one star, how about a whole sky full of them? That's what we need to work for.