This will be quite short and to the point, but a pair of events occurred today that provides some fairly objective proof of Obama's claim to be post-partisan and outside of established political classifications.
First, the National Journal just ranked him as the most Liberal senator in 2007.
Second, the man many economists consider to be the greatest ever Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Paul Volcker, widely admired as non-partisan yet economic conservative, just endorsed Obama. Volcker's words are particularly poignant given this unusual confluence of events:
After 30 years in government, serving under five Presidents of both parties and chairing two non-partisan commissions on the Public Service, I have been reluctant to engage in political campaigns. The time has come to overcome that reluctance. However, it is not the current turmoil in markets or the economic uncertainties that have impelled my decision. Rather, it is the breadth and depth of challenges that face our nation at home and abroad. Those challenges demand a new leadership and a fresh approach.
It is only Barack Obama, in his person, in his ideas, in his ability to understand and to articulate both our needs and our hopes that provide the potential for strong and fresh leadership. That leadership must begin here in America but it can also restore needed confidence in our vision, our strength, and our purposes right around the world.