This Democrat Senate pick can hit the ground winning (Ilinois)

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Chicago Sun-Times Endorses Obama !

Snip:

Obama is a rising star with impressive political skills and a keen intellect. A constitutional law professor and civil rights attorney who has served seven years in the state Senate, Obama has the hands-on experience that, were he elected, would shorten the time it would take for him to become a major player on the national stage. Although we do not agree with Obama on every issue, notably the war on Iraq, we fully expect that he could be a compelling voice on issues vital to Illinois.

Our endorsement goes to Obama, who seems best poised to overtake Hull. Obama's background and experience can trump Hull's money. Obama has a compelling personal story. He is a man who has struggled to understand the landscape in two worlds -- one white, one black. Born to a white mother from Kansas and a black father from Kenya, reared in Hawaii and Indonesia, Obama could be the man for this time and for this place.

If nominated and elected, Obama would be the first African American male in the Senate since 1978, when Edward W. Brooke, a Republican from Massachusetts, left after two terms, and only the third African American ever elected to that office in modern times. The other being Illinois' Carol Moseley Braun, who served one term until defeated by the current incumbent, retiring Sen. Peter Fitzgerald.

We are endorsing Obama -- not as a gratuitous nod to his race -- but as a salute to his proven track record in the state Senate, where he is known as a hardworking and thoughtful legislator. We think his background can overcome Hull's wealth factor.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/commentary/cst-edt-edits27.html

[oneighty]

1. Nit picking

White mother-black father-ergo he be a black man. Hey, why not he a white man too?

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[WI_DEM]

2. I think he would be the strongest canddiate

to win back this seat in November.

[oneighty]

3. Certainly I hope so.

Excuse the nit picking. But it just seems wrong-the mixed parents reference and the decesion to then refer to Mr. Obama as being a black man.

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[David__77]

4. Hopefully he wins.

I think it'd be great for him to be in the senate. He's progressive and it's shameful that he have no Black senators.