As the post by den.. said don't rely on what they say. Look at what they do. Past events can go a long way into giving insight into character. But even Obama himself said look at who I surround myself with. Appears as now that he is President that is a good thing and important, unlike before. But be it before or after election they are the same kind of radical personalities.
Almost immediately after arriving in the Illinois senate he sought out the power man and his aid to get him where he is now.

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I think the comment about bile and scaremongering was based more on the fact that most of this is speculation based on no evidence (how can anyone other than Obama or his close friends know what he is thinking? Yet this person seems capable of reading the mind of someone they have never met.

A lot of the accusations could be levelled at any president... Ambition, power and wealth are all part of the package. I still claim that you should never elect anyone who actually wants the job because they are bound to have some ulterior motives.

From what I have read about Sarah Palin, I cannot believe that she is as intelligent as this claims. More intelligent than some past presidents, certainly, but that is not saying much...

It is right in stating that the Republicans need to find another Reagan. By which I mean a good old fashioned capitalist Republican rather than the recent batch of religious fundies. Someone who might think carefully about the local economy rather than foreign policy by extreme prejudice. I still would not like it that the right wing had won but I wouldn't worry so much about someone who decides policy based on religion rather than common sense and intelligence having a finger on the nuclear button and control of the largest and best funded militaries in the world.