Reply #112: Fair question. My answer:

[damonm]

-He has shown consistently good judgment on policy, as witnessed by (a) the Coburn-Obama Transparency Act (making gov't more open and accountable); (b) Lugar-Obama Threat Reduction Act, and (c) votes against the "No Credit Card Company Left Behind" bankruptcy bill in 2005 and for the cluster munitions ban in 2006.

-He has re-energized the taken-for-granted African-American bloc, and brought in thousands, if not millions, of new voters to the Democratic party. That alone would make him worthy of consideration.

-He, more than any candidate I have seen in my lifetime, has the crossover appeal that can transcend the poisonous atmosphere of partisanship, and truly unite this country.

Again and again, we have elected the same politicians on the same issues - we have done the same thing the same way and expected different results. As I recall, this is the definition of insanity.

Barack Obama offers a different way. With Obama, there is a real possiblity of change in the way we do politics in America - a change that is desperately needed in view of the tremendous challenges before us.

THAT is why I support Barack Obama.