Obama

What a great night for Barack Obama and for America. Iowa, a state that is very white and very Republican, voted for an African American to be our next president. Also interesting is the turnout. More than twice as many Democratics (239,000) voted as did Republicans (115,000). I have supported Obama since the beginning, but, like most Democratics I talk to, will be happy with any of the candidates. Of the three top contenders, Obama is the only one who never supported the illegal invasion of Iraq, which is the most important issue for me. Edward's, who admitted his mistake in voting for the invasion came in second. Clinton, who voted for the invasion, but will not admit that the vote was a mistake, came in third. That speaks volumes.

Bill Richardson

It looks like the likely democratic presidential nominee will not be Richardson, but Clinton, Obama, or Edwards. He is however the only one of these four who promises to get all the troops out of Iraq in 2009 if elected. He has set up a web site http://www.2013istoolate.com/ explaining why the United States can't afford to wait 5+ more years to withdraw from this war which is costing us billions of dollars and thousands of lives. He is asking for donations of $20.13. TV ads are also starting today to bring attention to this issue.