Obama is clearly smart and as savy as all get-out when it comes to image and presentation. A much better manipulator than is McCain. He seems quite calculating. Not attributes I personally admire but probably very necessary attributes of an effective leader of a diverse country. In some ways, he reminds me of LBJ. I hope he truly has some measure of vision and integrity.

More than that, I hope that he and the Congress that gets elected are on the same page.