let's get serious for a minute...

this amazing speech is nothing short of historical. when is the last time a politician has spoken so frankly about race? i'll tell you when: abraham lincoln 150 years ago. and to do it so honestly and beautifully...

earlier this evening, i made a statement that barack obama, while not my most perfect and ideal candidate, is the best major party candidate in my lifetime. this speech makes me think twice about that statement. although his formal stance on some issues aren't as liberal as my own views, i believe his heart is there. i think he understands all of the issues that concern me [health care, civil rights, education, etc] and earnestly want to resolve those issues. perhaps he has to temper his approach, but i'd rather a candidate who can speak to the whole of the country and win mass support for incremental change than someone so radical that they polarize and scare off the public, thereby accomplishing nothing. right now, in this moment in american history, i believe barack obama is my ideal candidate. if he is not elected president, this country will have suffered a terribly missed opportunity.