Obama's Been Leadin'

And frankly, I'm glad.

Most politicians piss me off. Obama seems different... more like me... but more tan.

Just look at the way he's pointing. Why I pointed like that, myself today.

I've never been much into politics in the past. I also grew up assuming that systems much larger than myself just work. Large systems like corporations, phone networks, and governments have so many people involved that it would be damn near impossible for something to go wrong... or at least unplanned. I suppose I believed that these systems were always masterminded from the get-go and delivered perfectly.

As I age, my naive candy shell is melting away. I'm only beginning to see the tomfoolery that goes on in these systems every day.

Those of you who know me also know that I can be a little slow off the start. A prime example would be my subscription to the idea that a multi-level marketing company would inevitably turn me into a millionaire. I believed it deeply enough to sell myself an insurance policy. By the way, that was the only insurance policy I sold. Thanks for the support, fuckers!

I guess I really want to believe that things are exactly as great as people say they are. I'm learning though...better late than never.

So, in light of my slow-motion epiphany, I've become attracted to the idea that people can affect the way the government is run. Notice that I didn't say "change," I said "affect." The government is one of the largest systems of which we are all a part. We are directly influenced by the government and all of it's screwed up policies every day.

As convoluted as the government systems are, the good part is that they can and will change. Change is inevitable and we get to help affect that change by who we put into office. As corny as it may sound... it's our American right.

We should thank President Bush 43 for showing the country how much a government leader can screw things up. By the way, I voted for Bush - both times. I figured that I should be republican so that's how I voted.

Rather than vote by the party, I'm voting on character. Not that you can tell with all certainty who has the best character. It's more of an art than a science. And art can be different for everyone. For me, Barack speaks like he's a real person and not a politician. He has a way to trim the bullshit off of an issue and cut to the chase. There's already enough bullshit out there.

Obama '08, Oh snap!