I think Obama will make a great president, steady, wise, thoughtful, respectful of those he disagrees with, civil, eloquent, willing to say the hard thing, even when it's politically unpopular. He's shown a remarkable ability to understand complex issues, see through the smokescreen of special interest groups to advocate what's best for America as a whole. He wants to make America be a place that works for everyone, every race, every religion, ever creed, not just the wealthy elite who control the power or not just one dominant religious group who think America should remain a place that is nice for them to live, regardless of how other people feel.

He had the foresight to oppose the war in Iraq, even when he was unpopular to do so, because he is suspicious of the military and corporate motives that rushed us headlong into the war which have resulted in thousands of Americans dead, over 100,000 Iraqis dead, nearly one trillion dollars of debt not to mention the economic hardships that has put on our economy. He advocates policies which will help restore our foreign relations in the world, which will improve our ability to be a world leader and partner with other countries to achieve good in the world.

His tax policies are reasonable and fair, they will put Americans before corporations, give poor and middle class people room to breath while allowing the wealthy 1% of this country, who make more than $250,000 and who have no reason to worry about money, pay a sensible graduated tax that gives back to the country that made their success possible. This graduated tax which is championed by free market lords like Adam Smith, and conservatives like Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt who said, "The really big fortune, the swollen fortune, by the mere fact of its size, acquires qualities which differentiate it in kind as well as in degree from what is possessed by men of relatively small means." Obama will work to restore some sanity to the atrocious health system in this country. He will protect the environment, do something about the looming energy crisis from peak oil. He is inspirational and able to act.

Although I disagree with him on key issues like Abortion, I understand his perspective and commitment to women's rights, a sentiment I share, and I believe Obama, like all sensible Americans, agrees that reducing abortions is a goal we should all work toward. And I believe that reducing abortions, particularly late term abortions, must be a choice democrats and particularly women decide is important for them. It will not happen by conservatives forcing the issue. This can only happen in a safe environment where women do not feel their rights are being threatened, so that they can step back, remove their ideological blinders and give a more objective evaluation of the practice of abortion and the suffering that it causes to the fetus. I believe that if this can happen, women would agree to impose reasonable time limits after which, abortion would not be an option except in clearly specified circumstances, so as to reduce suffering and give life the benefit of the doubt.