They're out there, folks. And they vote.

I overheard one side of a cell phone conversation while in a doctor's waiting room this morning.

The esteemed gentleman a few chairs over was concerned about Senator Obama's political viability. His main objections seemed to be:

1) "Obama" rhymes with "Osama". Well, he's got me there; I have no rebuttal.

2) According to this dude, Barack Obama is an atheist. This will come as some surprise, I expect, to anyone at the Trinity United Church of Christ who attended his baptism.

I mean, seriously -- if voting Christians wanna take a pass on Sen. Obama because of his views on abortion, or because he doesn't have enough political experience to suit them, that'd at least be an argument I could listen to with a straight face. But hearing this guy on the phone, both items above seemed to present equally weighty red flags.

I am ashamed to be a Texan.

It's a voting lever, people, not a Wii controller. If you can't cast your ballot from a position of informed opinion, please stay home!