Point well taken kat, lox, etal. After I sent the post, I realized I had not responded exactly to artbrooks (who, Ive been told in a pm, is a great guy, and I respect that source) in the way I meant to. So I did misapprehend, and for that and any pain the post caused, I do apologize.

Had I not reacted in haste, I should have pointed out that one doesn't necessarily have to be 'one of those people' to react negatively to subjective (as opposed to unfactual) aspects of Obama's campaign.

Myself, there is only one reason to not vote for Sen. O. It starts with D.