As Super Tuesday bears down on us (don’t forget to vote Feb. 5, kids), the endorsements, both official and unofficial, have started. The Commercial Appeal went for Hillary, though it sure sounds like they dig Barack, too. (And McCain on the Republican side.) The New York Times, too, though the Kennedys — Caroline is the one whose opinion matters most to me — have gone for Barack. Then there are my friends, mostly women. “Obama lives diversity in his bones,” said one. With our tattered reputation all over the world, she said, we need someone like Obama who can unify us, inspire us, help us see beyond us and them. Another of my well-read pals will vote for Hillary’s experience, with a trace of defiance that the upstart younger guy is swooping in to challenge her.

But I truly can’t make up my mind between Hillary and Barack. In some ways, I think this is angels on the head of a pin; both of them are so similar that the gender/race differences seem more important than they should. And I do wish Bill Clinton would shut up and back off. But still.

So I’ve started doing the quizzes, particularly at votehelp.com, where you put in your opinions and how much they mean to you, and it’ll tell you for whom you should vote. Interesting, actually. And it’s too late to read the books of either candidate.

How are you deciding (presuming you’re choosing between the two that I’m obsessed with)? In general, what political coverage are you reading? Blogs you like? Help …

Posted Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 at 6:55 am
Filed Under Category: Breaking News
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