Sen. Barack Obama is the junior senator from Illinois, but has already achieved the stature of a possible U.S. Presidential candidate for 2008. In this interview with Michele Norris, from All Things Considered (10/19/2006 - 8:02), we get a glimpse of the person and hence what makes him such an important national figure.Musings
- Abe Lincoln started from almost nowhere (a backwoods cabin); Bill Clinton from almost nowhere (Hope, Arkansas), while two other Presidents were the sons of Presidents. All this raises the question of what makes one a serious presidential candidate?
- The President is our only nationwide office, so it may not be that surprising that we have never had a woman or an African-American President. Read more on Obama at Wikipedia and consider the many obstacles he would have to overcome to be elected.
