If you love him so much why don't you marry him?

This guy is not the real deal. He gives a good motivational speech and everybody gets all fired up and thinks that he is the second coming. Think about what he is saying. He is telling you what you want to hear in very general terms and you want to believe it. After all, you are only human. I wish I could believe it, but when I start to look at what he says he can do and think about it, I think that he would be lucky to make modest inroads on half of his proposals. I'm sorry if I burst anyone's bubble, but this guy is too young and inexperienced to get anything done. The scope of his ambitious proposals prove that.

ncpanfan, you are right, there is corruption in every party to some degree. But when people are so simple, that they can only think of one action, it irritates me. Bush has done a very noble deed by going to war to stamp out terrorism. The pansies that are running for presendency are all weak on terrorism, they just want to burry their head in the ground and ignore it and hope it goes away.

MajorMojo? Can you honestly say there have been no scandals, lies, deception in any part of politics in all the years we have had politicians???? I was not pointing out any one person, I was pointing out all politics. We need a better system. We need one where they work together for the people!!

W has been a great disappointment. I,m sure that is what you meant to say. A great disappointment...

Nobody has lied for the last 15 years, so get a grip. W has been been a great president !!

There have been lies and deception in politics for far more than 15 years. The sad thing is that no matter who gets in office, the other side fights against them no matter THAT they were all elected to REPRESENT the PEOPLE of the US and to be our voice. I can only hope that one day we will get a government that works for the people instead of for politics. Imagine how much could be accomplished if they all worked together to help out each and every american and stopped their bickering and pettiness within the parties!

There are now three separate announcements on this web site that he is coming. Couldn't the initial announcement just be updated when more details come in? (yes, I posted this in 3 places.)

Maybe you are really Neil! We all hate you Neil!

Yeah, you're so old and cynical. It's a good thing that you are not a young one. Once in every lifetime...

who..........you might want to consider renouncing your citizenship and going somewhere else. It's too bad you are so cynical! I certainly hope you are an old man or woman, and not a young one!

NVgrf - He is a politician, what makes you think he will be any different then any of the past politicians? Promise but not deliver...

Obama is a great speaker and very charismatic. It's clear he wants change but not so clear how he will accomplish that goal. He rarely outlines any plans for change. Perhaps, this is his strategy, if he were to outline his plans, someone would disagree. By saying little to nothing, folks find little basis to disagree with him. His supporters may be in for a surprise when his plans are revealed. Then, again, he may be President by that time :)

NVgrf:

How did Senator Obama do in Nevada?

I was recently a Precinct Captain for Senator Obama in one of our Nevada caucuses, and had the opportunity to meet him up in Las Vegas. It is a great thing to have a candidate who has Americans excited about our nation's possibilities again! I believe he is the person to help us emerge from the lies and deceit of the last 15 years.

Either one will be better than the C student cheerleader that we have now. Huckabee, ya right, I hope he gets nominated.

He's a good speaker and some people figure if he can talk he can lead. The fact is this guy or any of our candidates besides Hukabee have ever lead. I like having a person who has actually had to balance a budget. These senators simply use our tax dollars and have no clue how to balance a budget. Obama has been a senator for two years and for a year and a half he has been campaigning for President. These people should have to give up their seats when running for President they simply can't do both effectively and it hurts the people they are representing.

>Just because he is a smooth talker does not mean that he would make a good president!

Actually, being a smooth talker is pretty important. It's the reason Bill Clinton was able to get things done (and get into office). A president needs to be able to get both Democrats and Republicans to support the issues that are important, and he/she needs to be able to reach out to the leaders of other countries. Being able to inspire people to support your programs and policies is exceptionally important if you're the President of the United States.

But Obama isn't just a good communicator. He's a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Committee on Homeland Security and Foreign Relations, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. He's reached across the aisle to co-author bills and after graduating from Columbia University he took a job as a community organizer before going to Harvard Law school where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected to edit the Harvard Law Review. He has introduced numerous pieces of legislation and served in the Illinois state senate for 7 years prior to becoming a U.S. senator.

In an interesting bit of irony, Obama was responsible for leading a huge and effective voter registration drive in Chicago in 1992 that helped get Bill Clinton elected. In other words, Obama has substance.

That's not to denigrate Hillary Clinton's accomplishments, but let's give credit where credit is due.

I agree Mojo, can anybody tell me one thing that he has done in his what 2 years as a Senator? We know nothing about this guy other then he looks good and he makes good speeches. He keeps talking about change but he hasn't said what he plans on doing. I think everybody just getting on the bandwagon, kind of when the Packers do well.

Just because he is a smooth talker does not mean that he would make a good president!

Quit hating on GM and go on with your life.
Obama For President!!!

I would love to hear Obama speak here in Janesville. I haven't decided who my vote will go to in next week's primary, but I've heard that this guy is a fantastic speaker.

who - The Big 2.8 auto makers are in big trouble. Those high paying jobs just aren't going to last.

If he wants to talk to the middle class why GM?

This is a rare opportunity in Wisconsin, which anyone that is at all interested in government already knows. When was the last time the presidential candidates (of either party) were not already decided before the Wisconsin primary?

I am really excited that he is coming to Janesville, and I hope I can hear him speak. If not I will hear him speak in Madison the day before so either way I will get to hear him speak and can he deliver a speech or what!

The hope of a nation, the hope of a generation.

No matter your political affiliation, how could you pass up the opportunity to see someone who may turn out to hold the most powerful job in the world?

BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YEAH!!!