Nice to see the enthusiasm Obama's generating in California:

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois wowed California Democrats at their annual convention on Saturday, drawing a more passionate welcome than Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton received hours earlier in this state that carries new clout in the presidential primaries.

More than 2,000 party activists frequently rose to their feet in cheers as Obama, who has served just two years in the U.S. Senate, talked about his desire to end the war in Iraq and usher in a new political era in Washington.

Obama's smart to keep reminding people that he, alone among the major Presidential candidates, had the wisdom, courage and judgment to make the right call on Iraq, back when pretty much everyone (myself included) thought we should invade and that it would be a cakewalk.

"I am proud that I stood up in 2002 when it wasn't popular to take a stand and urged our leaders not to take us down this dangerous path," Obama said, contrasting himself with Clinton and others. Obama was not in the Senate at the time.

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Calif. Democrats warm for Clinton, wild for Obama

Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:36PM EDT

By Adam Tanner

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2834546320070428

SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois wowed California Democrats at their annual convention on Saturday, drawing a more passionate welcome than Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton received hours earlier in this state that carries new clout in the presidential primaries.