Because it worked out so well when I endorsed Wesley Clark the day before he dropped out of the race...

Here is something I just posted on a baseball message board and felt was just slightly too good to be wasted on a baseball message board, so I copied it and will paste it below just as soon as I am finished typing this sentence:

I'll admit right off the bat that I've wanted Obama to be our next president since he spoke at the Democratic Convention in 2004. I strongly believe that the President's biggest role is as mouthpiece for the country, and the guy strikes me as very presidential in that regard.

When it comes down to business, I expect Hillary would be more driven, but I think they'd both be competent. I buy into the argument that he'd be more likely to having growing pains at first, but I don't see either of them fucking up. The only remaining candidate who scares me is Huckabee, because, as has been mentioned, he is a man of the cloth. Romney's an empty suit. McCain, I don't know. Of the Republicans, he's the only one I can really stomach, but I think I prefer him as a thorn in the President's side rather than as the President himself.

Anyway, back to Clinton, the only thing that distinguishes her for me IS her involvement for 8 years in White House politics, and she was definitely a strong voice in the Senate. But I don't quite see her as the long time politician she presents herself to be. I think more than that, the Clinton era may have been a really good one, but it ended horribly, and I think even most of the people who felt the whole Lewinsky thing was a GOP witchhunt just want to move past it. What does Hillary Clinton have to offer that Al Gore didn't?

Let's face the facts. This is a popularity contest. Most Americans (most people everywhere) are going to vote for a) someone from the party their parents supported, and b) the candidate they'd most like to watch an episode of "According to Jim" with. For me, Obama's that candidate. If you prefer someone else, you're even dumber than I am.
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Here. Just to spice this up with a little Funnsylvania Exclusive Content, here is a recent photograph of me sharing a tray of erotic pastries with the living members of the "Facts of Life" cast. (DEFINITELY NSFW!)



(Pictured, l-r: Lisa Welchel, Nancy McKeon, Kim "Tootie" Fields, Charlotte Rae, R. Diener, Mindy Cohn)

Oh, what a sick, sick night that was. Remind me to tell you about it some time.