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I think Obama has shown great leadership in the last couple of days.  His speech tonight was intelligent, moving and showed great determination and character.  Health care reform is the number one issue in this country, it's what people want done.  I don't recall any action toward this since Hillary Clinton took a stab at it.  The idiotic hysterical "arguments" against the reform would be funny, if people weren't taking them seriously.  I am passionatley for the public option as well.  Why be enslaved to a job just for the insurance?  I don't know what coverage will be like, I don't believe that insurance is ever going to be perfect, but I do believe it will be adequate and most importantly it has to be available to everyone at reasonable cost.  I'm currently using a supplemental government insurance that I became eligable for by being a survivor of a violent crime.  It's working.

I admired Obama's speech to the school kids as well.  It's something I would have remembered if I were a kid.  That he can identify with single parent kids, kids who are different, that he is the first black president is an amazing wall crumbler.  Go to school, study, listen to your parents, do your best, know that there is a reason-that's pretty cool.

I also admire his integrity and poise.

This weekend is Power to the Peaceful!  I only heard about it last year, I think this is the 9th one.  The timing feels very right.  I saw Michael Franti last March, he's magic.

http://powertothepeaceful.org/