Why Obama is the best choice

Sherrill Cohen of Princeton
    I recently read Barack Obama’s memoir “Dreams from My Father.” It clearly shows why he is the best choice to be our next president.
   Sen. Obama brings to the job an array of experiences that give him a deep understanding of the problems of ordinary people both at home and abroad. He spent four years in the developing country of Indonesia. President of Harvard’s Law Review, he also worked as a financial researcher/writer and a community organizer among working-class and impoverished families in Chicago.
   Sen. Obama appreciates economic issues from all sides, and he gets the big picture. He grasps how predatory lenders have duped people into risky mortgages and foreclosures; how factory closures can decimate communities; and how the outsourcing of American jobs corrodes our values of hard work and individual initiative.
   Barack Obama gets it. He’s our best bet to tackle the huge economicchallenges that confront all Americans today. Please join me in votingfor him on Nov. 4.
Sherrill Cohen
Princeton