I was in a cab on my way to dinner yesterday, when I spotted a silver Nissan sporting, of all things, an Obama ‘08 bumper sticker! I suppose it must have been an American driving that car - which is unusual for expats here as most of ‘em are here short term - but I just thought it was way weird, and was very surprised and pleased to see it.

I suppose it wouldn’t have had to have been an American. People all over the globe will likely be rooting for Barack Obama to take the presidency in 2008. I know I am, and I’m Canadian. I watched Hilary Clinton on msnbc’s Meet the Press yesterday, and I found it really tedious to listen to her dodge questions as most politicians do.

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Answer the damn question dammit.

Obama is a gifted speaker. And on top of that, I was pleased to see last week that he was busy making calls to opposition leaders in Kenya in an effort to help quell the craziness that’s going on over there. I’m also very encouraged that he’s willing to have dialogue with nations that the present administration have turned a cold shoulder to.

Contrary to what his opponents would like you to believe, Barack Obama seems to be more than just talk — and he’s showing that even now.

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