Did anyone besides me watch Newshour with Jim Lehrer tonight (Tuesday)? They did a lengthy segment on Obama; Margaret Warner interviewed - singly - a number of people who have known, worked with or worked for Obama.

Obama, the man, came through with flying colors. The concensus was that he is a man of thought and principles, a man who has an innate vision of goals and the means of reaching them evem of it is step by step, a pragmatic man who studies a situation carefully with input from disparate minds and who then comes to a reasoned conclusion.

In regard to having chosen Biden as running mate, one man told Warner that Obama wants bright people around him, thathe needs bright people.

Another said that Obama appears confident that he can convince anyone of what is right in a given situation.

An early mentor of Obama's said that he has never seen Obama upset at not getting his way (I'm paraphrasing here), that he leaves emotions out of it.

What a change. He is a person I want for my president.

I should think that one could find the transcript on the net; it would be well worth rading.

Tomorrow night Judy Woodruff is to do a piece on McCain. I definitely plan to watch.