[dubman]

ok, but i hope that hasnt gone so far into practicality that it's not still depressing to hear.
obama isnt hard to follow, and the sooner we can shake this "a simple man for tough times" mentality through acts or by declaration the better. we've done the guy-who-knows-what-he-knows-and-it-aint-relativity gamble and it's panned out to be the worst decision in a time when we needed someone with multi-faceted judgement and perspective. obama's run his campaign on nebulous principles backed up by fantastic speeches and elaboration. if he dumbs it down it's just more hammy sloganeering than what we're already getting.
if he can remain 'thoughtful' and pull this off (which i think he should try, because despite this 'dead heat' talk i think it's the case simply because we havent seen enough of mccain in action, and all of this undecided business is going to get practical for democrats and their party when it comes voting time) it might set a better example for future campaigns.