Peace, Love, Obama

Sure, the polls are pointing towards a big blowout, but I’m still just “cautiously optimistic”. You just simply never know with American politics.

I have watched all four debates and, until the very last one, they were all a bit ho-hum. And even the last one didn’t get all that exciting. Nothing really new was being said, but I suppose many people don’t follow the campaigns as obsessively so maybe for others it didn’t feel as much a rehash. I was pleased with O’s bearings—this is how I want a president to be, informed, composed and in charge.

But in parallel to the civil debates, the campaigns were starting to get down and gritty—and the McCain campaign seems to be descending into a desperate mud onslaught. The Ayers thing didn’t work out for them, so now it’s calling Obama a Socialist (I’m sure Marxist, Communist and baby-eater are soon to follow).

I must say, though, that I am getting very excited about the prospect of President Obama—considering that Bush has pretty much checked out during the current financial crisis, maybe he’ll let him take over before January 20?

I’ve had some interesting experiences this week with Obama related propaganda. Meredith and Michael O had an extra Obama/Biden yard sign and were kind enough to let me have it (they seem to be a rare commodity). When I was in the process of sticking it into our front yard’s limestone, I hear this loud honk from behind me, and when I turn around, I see our mail person giving me a big grin a thumbs up. Then this Friday I was wearing my MoveOn.org Obama T-Shirt and an old couple walked past me and the old guy (to his wife’s apparent embarrassment) hollers at me: “Way to go! Go Obama!” Sure, McCain’s going to carry Texas, and this is Austin and all, but both of these incidence put a big grin on my face.