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Even though Obama may have used the machinery of the Democratic party to get elected, I have this gut feeling the guy is actually a closet centrist. His messages are just so darn practical, inclusive, and free from typical leftist dogma. I think he is inspiring too, a wonderful blend of big dreams and feet on the ground. Is this guy for real? I feel like I'm waking from a nightmare, to the smell of coffee and a new day. I'm honestly moved to see so many other people who seem to feel the same way.

I'm not a very politically motivated person, but I have to say that this is the first president that has inspired me to ask, what can I do? Amazing.

Of course, I remember Bush's first campaign, where he sold himself as a very moderate Republican, but then after three months of Bush in office it was like the whole country had to learn to goose-step.

Personally, I’m very interested in seeing the consequences of Obama’s proposed Keynesian spending plan for stimulating the economy. Keynesian ideas have been so dismissed and ridiculed for the past thirty years or so that I’m fascinated to see if there is any life left in this approach. Personally, I believe it is the right answer for our times.

So we will see, we will see. But I’ll tell you this, I am hopeful.

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