Agreed. I've heard a few neo-con weirdos talk about how muslims everywhere will be rejoicing should Obama win because his middle name and half of his ancestry lie in the muslim tradition. But I'm thinking: how is this a bad thing? Wouldn't it be a site to see muslims rejoicing something we did rather than hating us?

With Obama you get someone who wants to end the fighting and strive for reconciliation. This would hurt the cause of extremists and embolden the moderates.

And it's not like Obama isn't going to be surrounded by all the top Democrats anyway. And what I really like about him is that I don't doubt he'll actually want a few Republicans sprinkled throughout his cabinet either, which would come as a breath of fresh air in the silly partisan divide that's existed for decades now.