OBAMARAMA

An email from MoveOn.org reports that an online vote shows that “Barack Obama is MoveOn members’ top choice to lead the country out of Iraq.” This vote followed a virtual town hall meeting where the candidates discussed their views on handling the war.

Given that Sen. Obama has staked out a rational position on the war — looking to wrap it up responsibly and quickly, but not in a way that could leave the region unstable and a potential haven for terrorists — a vote of confidence from a progressive community like MoveOn is encouraging.

UPDATE: Here are Sen. Obama’s closing remarks from the MoveOn forum: