Contributed by Cary Briel / Skaneateles

Barack Obama is a leader in my opinion, a welcome change from what we’ve endured for the last 8 years.  The following video is Barack Obama speaking on the Senate floor on October 1, 2008 concerning problems with world credit markets.

UPDATE: It’s reported by the AP that John McCain stayed curiously quiet and did not speak on the bill.  The AP reports “McCain’s decision not to speak on the bill in the Senate chamber was odd for a candidate who took the legislation so seriously that he had suspended his campaign and suggested what became a bipartisan White House meeting on the matter.”

The AP also noted something that I would argue illustrates the true nature of McCain: “Before the roll was called, Arizona Sen. McCain dined in Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s office. When the series of votes were called, McCain did not acknowledge Obama as he passed by; Obama later initiated a handshake.”  This rude nature is similar to how it was widely reported that McCain did not once look at Obama in their first debate.