Why I’m voting Obama

After watching the last debate between the two candidates last evening and also an excellent show on Frontline the night before, I am totally comforted in voting for Obama at this upcoming election. Beyond anything that has been written and said about him, here are the reasons for my choice:
Obama is both a smart man and a born leader. He also displays an amazing amount of cool and self control as well as an ability to focus. What’s amazing about him is that he thinks before opening his mouth instead of blurting a bunch of meaningless slogans. Although he can’t help it, he has the right age for the job, loaded with the energy, the ideas and the desire to achieve that comes with youth. These obviously are traits, but if we look at his achievements so far, the most convincing one is that he’s run an incredibly well organized campaign and was able to keep his team energized and going through two years of grueling work. He’s also been able to beat Hillary Clinton during the primaries and that alone, was a formidable feat. Cutting through the Clinton political machine and pushing out the “heir apparent” was an incredible achievement. By comparison, going after McCain was much easier. I won’t say much about the latter since I feel that he was already weak, tired and uneven during the primaries; this presidential race aged him for good and filled him with more bitterness and negativity, making Obama stand out. With this said and beyond partisan ideology, I feel confident that to get us out of the mess Bush and his buddies have put us in, Barack Obama is by far the best choice available.