Stop the presses!

Our pal, Freewheel, has demanded that I provide an official Beginning To Wonder endorsement and I am nothing if not an obliging soul, so here it is: I will be casting my vote for Barack Obama in the Texas Presidential primary on March 4. Why? Well, because The Left told me to. I certainly expect my announcement to be greeted with the same level of excitement that this one has been met with. Alright, seriously: I love Hillary and I think she is smart and capable and would make a fine President. But I think there are a couple of factors that give Obama the edge: I appreciate that he voted against the AUMF in Iraq and was keenly disappointed that she voted for it, same with the Kyl-Lieberman vote. Those were not smart decisions on her part. I also think she has demonstrated some weaknesses with her campaign organization, perhaps entrusting people she shouldn't have, whereas Obama has run an impressive campaign so far. I am excited about the groundswell of enthusiasm that Obama has been able to generate, and I think that this bodes well for his ability to accomplish some difficult tasks as President. As Maha puts it:

I have argued before that one person, even a POTUS, cannot heal the nation’s sick political culture. But I believe healing the nation’s sick political culture is not only possible (although not easy), I think the life of our nation depends on it. That healing will take a movement, an overwhelming crush of public opinion that will chase the wingnuts back under their rocks. I think Obama gets that; I don’t believe Clinton does.

Vanquishing the Beast, doncha know.

UPDATE: In the Great-Minds-Think-Alike category....