A skinny kid with a funny name...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I sure do remember that, my dear murielm99!

And even though he's still a long-shot, I think he would make an excellent President.

His ideas are sound, and if you keep an open mind, he is experienced, though not in ways we usually consider. He took an unusual path and that has provided him with the kinds of experiences that we look for in a leader.

For instance: Being mayor in a town of about 100,000 people, where there is no city manager, means that the buck stops with him.

His service in Afghanistan brought him awareness of military issues. Has any Senator done that?

Being gay and in a gay marriage has shown him the ability of a single Supreme Court Judge to affect the happiness of millions.

And being as young as he is, and so intelligent about the issues of today, means that he gets the urgency of instituting laws to affect climate change. People his age will live with what happens in the very near future and he has the ability to see we must act now.