Another oddity of the Obama campaign: the candidate hadn't really bothered to visit very much of America, prior to deciding to become its leader. The New York Times brings us the heart-warming story of Barack Obama finally getting to really see the United States by running for president. "Having grown up in Hawaii and Indonesia and spending much of his adult life in large cities, Mr. Obama, 46, is now acquainting himself more deeply with his country and finds himself unusually surprised by some of his findings."The Times notes that it is rather unusual for someone to run for president without having already gotten to know America beyond the big (blue) cities:"Most presidential nominees have been on the national stage for years or even decades, traveling the country raising money and building a network for themselves and others."But the reason given is (of course) Obama's vows of poverty as a community organizer:"His salary as a community organizer in Chicago -...(Read Full Post)