Posts tagged “barack obama”

Three years after first hearing Obama promise universal healthcare in Oakland, I watched him deliver on that promise. Not perfect, not fully universal, but the biggest healthcare reform in a generation. The optimism I felt that day in 2007 was justified.

Marc Andreessen spent 90 minutes with Obama and wrote something you need to read. Obama is post-boomer, post-culture-war, and thinking about the world as it actually is today. Marc thinks he's one of the smartest people in political life. So do I. Read it.

Watched the Democratic debate tonight. A tie benefits Obama since the choice becomes about leadership and charisma, where he wins. Hillary's closing showed hints she knows she's losing. Her "Xerox" joke bombed, and her heartfelt closing turned out to be plagiarized. I hope Obama picks her as VP.

As an Edwards supporter, you backed a candidate who made poverty and healthcare real issues. Now I'm asking you to support Obama. He's not perfect, and he's not Edwards, but he genuinely wants to change this country for the better. That's not a slogan. He's the real deal.

Obama crushed it in South Carolina by 29 points. If you're not on board at this point, I'm not sure what to tell you.

I went to see Obama speak in Oakland today. He's as charismatic as advertised, but I came to hear policy specifics. I got some: universal healthcare by end of his first term, carbon caps, troop withdrawal by the election. Light on details, heavy on hope. I'm impressed, and I can't even vote.