Four and one-half years ago...

[Leftist Agitator]

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/05/31/040531fa_fact1

From the New Yorker on May 31, 2004.

"Kirk Dillard, a leading Republican senator from the Chicago suburbs, looked chagrined when I asked him about Obama. “I knew from the day he walked into this chamber that he was destined for great things,” he said. “In Republican circles, we’ve always feared that Barack would become a rock star of American politics.” Still, Dillard was gracious. “Obama is an extraordinary man,” he said. “His intellect, his charisma. He’s to the left of me on gun control, abortion. But he can really work with Republicans.” "



Read this whole thing, DU. It's fantastic, and illustrates just how radical a transformation America has undergone over those past four and one-half years.

[apnu]

1. "Its not about Red states or Blue states... Its about the UNITED STATES"

Obama really believes his rhetoric. And so do I.

That, is why I voted for him.