Our pick: Barack Obama for President (Erie Times-News)

... In Sen. Obama, we see a president who will inspire Americans to work together to address the current financial crisis and to repair our international relationships.

We see a leader who will represent citizens yearning for government that leads from the middle, not from the far left or extreme right.

We see a man from humble roots who believed that any child -- including one with a multicultural family tree -- could grow up to be president, but who understood that such aspirations require hard work, rigorous education and a vision for a better future.

We see a candidate who stayed unruffled, even when treated with apparent disdain by his debate opponent ...

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081026/OPINION01/310269998

it's kind of eerie