When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
ABC News: Campaign Trail '08: Who Is Barack Obama?
ABC News: Campaign Trail '08: Who Is Barack Obama?
"Strength is defined not simply by the capacity to wage war, but by the determination to forge peace," Obama told the crowd of activists and politicians.
But friends and colleagues close to him say that Obama has a lesser known quality that you don't normally associate with politicians — he actually hears people.
"Unlike some people who make a show of listening and then announce their own opinion, he always struck me as a person who really was trying to listen — and not just listen but understand," said Brad Berenson, a classmate of Obama's from law school.
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10:18 AM
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