"Adult Supervision:" why America needs Obama

Joe Klein of Time Magazine had a great piece on the election today called "Why Barack Obama Is Winning." Klein argues that Obama's steady temperament - particularly during the first throws of the financial crisis - helped Americans feel more confident with a potential Obama administration.

Personally, I could not agree more. At every turn, Obama has been more mature, more measured, and yet, more responsive to the needs of everyday Americans. While Obama has not been in the White House, I always felt as though he was already the true emotional leader of the country. When he traveled abroad, he gained the attention and admiration of world leaders. When the Georgia crisis happened he was diplomatic, even handed, and presidential. He was a calming voice at a stressful time.

And when the economy finally reached the brink, it was Obama that was finally able to make the case to the American public that something had to be done. It was Obama, at the debate, who told America what would happen if we allowed the credit markets to fail.

For the last several months, whenever things seemed bleak for his campaign, or when Liberal Democrats called for more attacks on John McCain, or when the Rev. Wright mess threatened to force him into the standard, heartless, idiotic politics that we have all come to know, it was Obama who offered something different. It was Obama that offered change - and not by his rhetoric, but by his deeds.

I have watched, over the last year and a half, as the country has acted like a bunch of two-year-olds. I have said many times by now, that Obama seems like the only adult in America (including myself).

Obama is no Messiah. And he is not a perfect man. But right now, at this moment, he is exactly what we need: "adult supervision."

I cannot wait to say "President Obama." And that is why I'm getting off of the sidelines this weekend and lending a hand. My vote may not count in Oklahoma, but my feet and my voice will count in Albuquerque New Mexico, where my mother and I will canvass together on Saturday.

And in the waining days of this long campaign, as fate would have it, Obama will be giving a speech... On Saturday night... In Albuquerque NM.

Too Perfect!