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There's a lot I like about this guy...clean cut, smart, articulate, and his heart really does seem to be in the right place. I do worry about lack of experience, and finger-pointing about the war. At least he wasn't there to vote for it (politicians who say "if I knew then what I know now..." really p. me off - if I knew then what I know now, I'd be a lottery winner). But it's not enough to say now "the war was wrong"...we're there. If we want out, part of an exit strategy is being honest about the consequences (or lack thereof, if someone wants to make the case) of a precipitous withdrawal.

For me, as someone who was in Manhattan on 9/11, there's another test I have for Obama (and all the others)...how would he respond as President if something like that happens while he's in office? Can I picture it?