Posted by Jed Lewison on Sat Jun 14, 2008 at 7:45 PM Pacific

Barack helps flood preparation efforts in Quincy, IL

I've been hoping that Barack would do something like this for the past several days, and I'm really pleased, both on a political level, and also on a substantive level, that he decided to go to Quincy today.

It's easy to be cynical about photo ops, but I think in cases like this, it's less important why you've done something than that you've done something. No matter how many sandbags he personally fills, today Barack Obama undoubtedly inspired many others to support the flood preparation and relief efforts. (Via BarackObama.com, the campaign is urging supporters to offer their help through the American Red Cross.)

Update: Here is a new video from the Obama campaign.

Barack helps flood preparation efforts in Quincy, IL

I've been hoping that Barack would do something like this for the past several days, and I'm really pleased, both on a political level, and also on a substantive level, that he decided to go to Quincy today.

It's easy to be cynical about photo ops, but I think in cases like this, it's less important why you've done something than that you've done something. No matter how many sandbags he personally fills, today Barack Obama undoubtedly inspired many others to support the flood preparation and relief efforts. (Via BarackObama.com, the campaign is urging supporters to offer their help through the American Red Cross.)

Update: Here is a new video from the Obama campaign.

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