That was my reaction too. WTF, Obama stands for everything you are against.
God I hate votes off of personality. It's the bane to our society. Woo, let's vote off of something we perceive through the marketing materials of a candidate, rather than having a critical discussion of what they want to do.
Obama is smart! Well, I haven't met him, I haven't seen him speak outside of his handlers, nor do I really know sh-- about him, but I know he's smart! How refreshing it will be to have a smart guy in the White House!