Some basketball guy endorses Obama

Great! Now who the heck is this guy? I heard that he may have somehow been involved in politics too, but did you know he is in the hall of fame? And he played college ball at Princeton, wow!

Kidding aside, it's true that in my non-scientific poll I do hear appeal for Obama from traditional Republicans who are disappointed with the loony direction of their party. Of course, I also hear similar interest in Edwards as well. If the Democratic choice can reach out to independents and Republicans, that's great. I just hope the previous rumors of (a particular Democrat) finding a Republican VP candidate are just silly rumors. Not a single person in the GOP lifted a finger to stop the Bush machine so any outreach programs like that would be a fine way to lose Democrats in the field.