That was quite a speech by Obama. I like him. Rudy can be quite a speaker, too. I don't like him. Can't imagine Hillary or Mitt giving a speech that stirs me in any way. Way too scripted, cautious...boring. And yet, both might make decent presidents.

I'm still hoping McCain charges forth. In recent years, he seems to have softened, to be compromising, certainly to be backend-kissing George the Younger. And yet, at the core, McCain is still a maverick. He's a man of character and conviction. I'd love to see him in the White House. But it'll take some doin' to get him there, and I don't think it'll happen. And besides, when it comes right down to it, I might prefer one of the Democrats anyway.

Huckabee? Interesting guy. Slightly more experienced than Obama, slightly less articulate. More than slightly, actually, but still can talk circles around most of the field. Obama, Huckabee, Rudy, and Edwards know how to move crowds. We've not had a real orator-president since Kennedy. I can't imagine sitting through a State of the Union speech by Hillary or Mitt.

I'm definitely in the independent camp right now. Living in Indiana, I'm also irrelevant, because the state always goes Republican. But I could easily vote for Obama or McCain, somewhat easily vote for Edwards or Huckabee. Rudy, man of no morals, makes me wretch (and thank you for endorsing him, Pat Robertson, on behalf of Christians everywhere).

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