How Bad Can He Be?

Obama's favorite movie is the Godfather. That's enough to convince me he's not some closeted socialist softie or an Islamicist in wolf's clothing. This is a man I can do business with.

UPDATE: I copped this from Hillary Clinton's facebook page:

When I was much younger, The Wizard of Oz was my favorite movie. I just loved imagining myself being there with Dorothy and being part of that great adventure she had. Probably when I was in college and law school, Casablanca. I watched it I don't know how many times. It was always so much fun. By the time we watched it over and over again, we were actually reciting the dialogue. And I suppose in the last years, Out of Africa. I love Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. Those are my favorite movies.

LAH-HAME!

And from McCains:

Movies: Viva Zapata, Letters From Iwo Jima, Some Like It Hot
Favorite Books: For Whom the Bell Tolls
Favorite TV Shows: 24, Seinfeld

And now, Obama's:

Favorite Movies:
Casablanca, Godfather I & II, Lawrence of Arabia and
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Favorite Books:
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison), Moby Dick,
Shakespeare's Tragedies, Parting the Waters, Gilead (Robinson), Self-Reliance (Emerson), The Bible, Lincoln's Collected Writings
Favorite TV Shows: Sportscenter

God, all this sort of explains it all.

Hillary's selections are the selections of a nerd. Wizard of Oz. Out of Africa. Gimme a break. What's worse, however, is her long-winded explanation of it. Just write your three favorite movie, dummy.

McCain's choices are reflective of a total conundrum. It's as if he purposely picked things he thought other people wouldn't expect he'd like. Or maybe he's just like that. A guy with goofy, eclectic tastes. I mean the guy lists Seinfeld as his favorite show. John McCain, tortured war prisoner and warrior. I can just picture himself laughing his ass off watching Seinfeld reruns and it makes me love the old bastard. He's practically caricatured in Seinfeld with the Elaine's father character...a Hemingway-esque writer. Which brings up his favorite book...For Whom The Bell Tolls. That makes perfect sense.

And then, Some Like It Hot...? This guy is a goofball.

Obama's movie and book choice are reflective of a very sophisticated guy. He likes epic work. He likes grandiose gestures. I worry about the lack of humor. I don't trust people who don't get humor. But then again, I love the Godfather. I suppose I like the Sportscenter choice. It is the choice of a man. A man who likes to be caught up on everything at the end of the night when the kids and wife have gone to bed. To get his mind off the daily grind. The guy will take the job seriously. McCain is a little off his rocker. He might get a goofy idea that he and Russ Feingold should dress up as Islamic Women and invade Pakistan to grab Osama Bin Laden. Then again, the plan might work.