Obama has hooked voters like 26-year-old Cory Steinmetz, who skipped the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections but got up at 6 a.m. Saturday to see Obama in Boise. Steinmetz, 26, an engineer at Micron, came with friends from Boise's First Baptist Church. On Friday night, he and his wife, Mandy, hosted a young-marrieds group at their home. Around 11 p.m., the group decided to come see Obama. "Everyone has a lot of energy," Steinmetz said. "And it's given me the energy to get out and vote." Steinmetz calls himself a conservative; his favorite in the Republican contest is Rep. Ron Paul. "But the last few years the Republicans haven't followed my Republican values - small government, humble foreign policy, fiscal conservatism. That's why I'm here"Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman. More here.
Question: Do you still have faith in the U.S. government or have you become a cynic who believes all parties and politicians are more concerned about power, prestige or money than public service.
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
26-year-old Cory Steinmetz, who skipped the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections but got up at 6 a.m. Saturday to see Obama in Boise. Steinmetz, 26, an engineer at Micron, came with friends from Boise's First Baptist Church. On Friday night, he and his wife, Mandy, hosted a young-marrieds group at their home. Around 11 p.m., the group decided to come see Obama. "Everyone has a lot of energy," Steinmetz said. "And it's given me the energy to get out and vote." Steinmetz calls himself a conservative; his favorite in the Republican contest is Rep. Ron Paul. "But the last few years the Republicans haven't followed my Republican values - small government, humble foreign policy, fiscal conservatism. That's why I'm here"Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman. More here.
