Tuesday, March 16, 2004 :::
Looks like Barack Obama will be the Democrat in the race for the Senate seat from Illinois, and Jack Ryan will be the Republican. (I expected both results; I did not expect Obama to run away with it like he's doing.) Much will be made — is being made, has been made — of Obama's skin color, but before anyone turns "black Senator from Illinois" into "Carol Mosely-Braun", I should assure you that while he may be as far left as Hillary Clinton, he is quite possibly as smart as her predecessor. I'll disagree with him, I'll vote fecklessly against him, I'll moan when he votes, but I won't be embarrassed by him.
::: posted by dWj at 11:15 PM
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