because change for the sake of change is a REAL possibility.
because it would be fuckin killer to have a man of color represent our melting pot.
because it would be cool to have a guy who can go talk to a nation that we may have shunned in the past.
because it would be change of regime in a city that needs it.
because he _may_ start to eliminate lobbyists.
because he may be able to get a lot more of our friends, relatives and people OUR generation will have to take care of... more taken care of with better health care opp.
because i just have a great gut feeling about this guy and what he believes in.
because he has inspired my wife to say this... "i havent watched much of mccain babe, but i gotta say, whatever he could say that would go against what barack just said... i mean, wtf, would he even be human?"
thats powerful.
and... just because i predicted all of this way back when he made that speech in 04
i knew it then. and i told friends. staunch connies...
they laughed :)
im laughing now

You forgot: because the current administration is the most corrupt and under-handed group of officials in the history of our government...they just haven't been Nixonized, which is amazing in and of itself