LOL. Tim, you're just getting frustrated. I think you sense the same thing I do. Only, understandably you don't feel the same way about it.

Yes, he has flaws; yes, he's capable of error. I still think he's going to kick McCain's ass all over the place. That's only partly because of who he is. Mostly, it's because of the times we live in.

We're definitely in a 1932 situation except that the incumbent can't run for reelection. We're in a crisis as a nation. There are so many bad problems looming, we've been heading in the wrong direction for quite a while. People are hurting. People are scared. Naturally, at such a time one looks to a leader who can inspire hope. Just as naturally, there's a tendency to have unrealistic expectations of him. The same thing happened with FDR, who also had flaws and was capable of mistakes (and committed some doozies).

And I'm not saying Obama won't make some doozies of his own. I think he already has, actually, by calling for "clean coal" technology (an oxymoron if there ever was one), plus a few more nitpicky things that I think could be better in his proposals. But he's going to be good for the country all the same, by getting people to work together towards the goal of solving our problems. Something Bush could conceivably have done after 9/11, but didn't.

I don't necessarily think he'll win Texas. I do think Texas will be close and could go either way. I wouldn't be surprised if he wins it, but I wouldn't be surprised if he loses it, either. (Now if he wins Oklahoma or Alabama, I'll be flabbergasted.) And I certainly think he'll win the election.