Iowa Caucuses

I was rather facinated following the Iowa caucuses tonight. Obama won by a rather substantial margin over Hillary Clinton, which was a bit of a suprise...not neccesarily because he won, but because of the margin and the fact that she came in third (John Edwards came in second). Watching Obama's victory speech inspired me. I obviously was not alive to see John F. Kennedy, but seeing Obama makes me feel that this is what seeing JFK must have been like. I am going to support whoever the democratic nominee may be, because I like all three frontrunners. I like Hillary because of her experience and resilience and also because I feel that perhaps we need a female president. I like Edwards because of his populist message...his desire to narrow, if not altogether close, the gap between the "have's" and the "have nots" resonates with me. And I like Obama because I see him as a visionary - someone who is passionate about what he believes in and someone who will provide us with a much needed reprieve from the nasty partisanship that has consumed this country for the past 15 years. I am very excited about the field of candidates on the democratic side and cannot wait until the two nominees are chosen...this is the most important election in our nation's history!