Came across this little diddy today in the comments section of the NYTimes... And provocative commentary too. I blinked twice and broke a smile when I saw the poster's name...it is especially a good thing when you come across a diamond amidst a pile of stones and rubble... "I think Sen. Obama has shown us that he is able to organize and inspire people to work for a common cause. His campaign is a perfect metaphor for what America needs to do. In one year he has done the seemingly impossible. If some one had said to me that Obama would be heading into Ohio-Texas with this kind of momentum I would have probably laughed, but the truth is by some secret magic that only a few people possess he has been able to get American our greatest possibility, “that we can overcome great odds.” We hear talk of experience as if experience was a job. The job of the president is not to have 50 years of experience, no, the job of the president is to execute the will of the people. The job of the president is to lead a nation with a vision that is far greater than that of the individual. The job of the president is to be the unifier of dreams, and that I think Mr. Obama has shown us time and time again. The most amazing thing about Sen. Obama is the fact that he is not pandering to our lowest denominator, no, he is showing us how to reach for our greater selves." — Posted by ainsley burrows (a prolific poet and spoken word artist)