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"The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States an Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. But I've got news for them, too. We worship an awesome god in Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach little league in the Blue States and yes, we've got some gay friends in the Red States. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq.
We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America. In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or do we participate in a politics of hope?"

--Barack Obama
Speaking to the Democratic National Convention
July 24, 2004



Yeah, I had ideals once too and I'm not even a politician. Here's to hoping that you are not a flash in the pan. I've got my fingers crossed for an Obama/Boxer ticket some day...just imagine...idealism and analytical data in chart form.