I have several posts I want to get to, including a review of Kevin Smith's new film, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and an account of the Blues Traveler concert I went to last night. But I feel I should address the moment we find ourselves at right now.
No one knows the future, and those who guess are wrong much more often then they're right. But I find it hard to shake the feeling that my vote tomorrow may be the most imporant one I'll ever cast. This is far from certain: just about everything is far from certain right now. The economic, military and diplomatic challenges that face the country in general and the next president in particular are staggering-probably the worst since FDR died and Harry Truman took office. Truman met his challenges by combining common sense with an extraordinary dedication to getting the correct information, either by learning it himself or by getting the advice of people he trusted. It is perhaps this that gives me so much confidence in Obama: that he will make his choices based on the best information available and that he will listen to dissenting opinions and take them into account. Neither Obama nor McCain will be able to deliver everything they've promised during the campaign, but no president ever does. The next president will face ridiculous challenges. I'm not sure McCain is up to the task. I believe Obama is. Do I know he is? No. No one does. But I do believe it. Go vote.
You can read The Economist's endorsement of Obama here.
You can read Andrew Sullivan's final pre-election statement here.
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I love this quote from the Economist about Obama:
"A man who started with no money and few supporters has out-thought, out-organised and outfought the two mightiest machines in American politics—the Clintons and the conservative right."
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