Look, I like Barack Obama a lot and I think it would be amazing for Illinois to send another African-American to the Senate. While I haven’t made up my mind amongst a very strong field, Obama is an excellent candidate. Steve Neal slobbered over Obama on Monday though, saying, "What gives Obama hope is that he is the clear favorite of informed voters."
To which, one can only break out Stevenson’s line,
"Mr. Stevenson, you have the support of every thinking voter in America." To which Adlai Stevenson replied, with his characteristic wit, "Well that’s great, but what I need is a majority of voters in America."
So one has to wonder if being the favorite of informed voters is damning one with faint praise.