Come Writers and Critics Who Prophesize With Your Pen

"I’ve been through election nights that brought a political earthquake to the country. I’ve never been through an election night that brought two.
Barack Obama has won the Iowa caucuses. You’d have to have a heart of stone not to feel moved by this. An African-American man wins a closely fought campaign in a pivotal state. He beats two strong opponents, including the mighty Clinton machine. He does it in a system that favors rural voters. He does it by getting young voters to come out to the caucuses.

This is a huge moment. It’s one of those times when a movement that seemed ethereal and idealistic became a reality and took on political substance."

"The Two Earthquakes" by David Brooks of the NY Times.
The wins in Iowa last night for Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee are certainly not the end of the road to the White House, but they are, at the very least, an interesting beginning.