Scott Shields plays off a New Republic article (subscription only) that argues that 2008 is the right time for Obama. (Hat tip to Kung Fu Monkey.) Here’s some points between the three of us:
- In 2008 Obama will have twelve years on his political resume (five of that in the Senate). That’s more than Edwards had in 2004, and more than Bush had in 2000.
- The last sitting Senator who took the White House was JFK. Why no one else? Because the Senate adds yucky votes to your record, puts you across the dinner table from a lot of lobbyists, and makes you speak like John Kerry.
- To my friends who say the US isn’t ready for a black President yet: When will it be? We won’t know America is ready for a black President until America elects itself a black President.
- The man can give a stirring, eloquent speech AND do well on Jon Stewart.
I’ll work the campaign. Voting for him in ’04 made me happy to be living in IL for once.
I had lunch with Obama once in the Medici restaurant, right next door to our apartment!
Okay, so I was really just in the restaurant at the same time he happened to be there with his beautiful daughters.
But we were eating food in the same room at the same time. It was cool.