Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once said of FDR that he possessed "a second-rate intellect, but a first-rate temperament."
Whatever you think of that assessment, and the slightly arcane language...
I think in Barack Obama we'll have a President with first-rate intellect AND a first-rate temperament.
This is not to say that Obama is perfect, or to buy into the silly strawman argument rightwingers love so much about Obama being some kind of liberal "messiah." I don't believe that of any politician, whatever their sterling qualities. If anyone, whatever his/her political leanings, is looking for the Answer to All Our Problems in anyone running for office, they're sadly misguided.
So my support for Barack Obama has nothing to do with wanting a savior. It comes from wanting a moral, mature, intelligent President, the likes of which we haven't seen in a long time.
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