I don't feeeeeel good. I can't even tell why not -- I have a little bit of a headache, a little bit of congestion, but I just generally feel crappy all over. Bleh!

I'm getting a lot more election stuff at home since Bob is here for a bit and a politics junkie. FWIW after hearing Obama's speech after the Iowa caucuses I've become a lot more interested in the Democratic race-- his speech was a real game-changer. I was talking to a colleague of mine about it who said he was just going to stick his head in the sand for the next 10 months, and I mentioned that the speech was really spinetingling, though I couldn't give any details. By the end of the day, he charged into my office shouting, "We are not Red States! We are not Blue States! We are the United States!" and saying he was going to do whatever possible to get Obama elected.

Of course, last night there was a Clinton/Obama exchange of "It's not about words, it's about experience"/"Words do matter -- people need to be inspired."

Wow that must have been quite the speech. Ever since "read my lips, no new taxes" I don't believe anything a politician says during a campaign. I feel like the candidate's mind-set tends to be whatever it takes to get elected.

Of course, last night there was a Clinton/Obama exchange of "It's not about words, it's about experience"/"Words do matter -- people need to be inspired."

That wasn't the only time she hit on the theme of "speeches don't matter." Incidentally the debate is going on behind me, since Bob is watching CNN.

"We are not Red States! We are not Blue States! We are the United States!" and saying he was going to do whatever possible to get Obama elected.

That's exactly how I felt after his speech at the 2004 convention.

I think she's right, though -- especially if we're headed into a recession, and someone's still got to deal with Iraq, etc., I think at this point I'd rather see Hillary in there. At least she's used to being unpopular!

I thought it was kinda sweet when someone asked her how she felt about the fact that everyone likes Obama and she said, "that hurts my feelings." Still... don't trust her. Don't trust any of them.

I wondered how many times she rehearsed that response. I still liked it.

I don't trust any of them and hate the length of the process. The news stations were discussing Iowa in unreal detail All Day Long like there was no other news. This after weeks of discussing it. Blah blah blah on all the news channels and reporters interviewing reporters.

I've watched some of the debates and speeches, not all, but quite a lot. Obama is better than Clinton on the prepared speech, while Clinton is better at the debate.

Although Florida apparently won't count, I am still for Clinton so far. There are a number of factors at play here. 1. There is a very long list of things that need fixing in my country and I feel she has the best shot of actually accomplishing something. 2. I think she has a better shot of winning the general election than Obama. Both of these are gut reactions from the accumulated years of watching them both. If my experience has taught me anything in politics it seems I am always wrong.