We have so many real-time or near real time devices to track words, opinions, facts and figures. Much like the stunning amount of data presented by the internet, it's hard to make sense of it.
I don't know why I've always loved word (or tag) clouds. There isn't much in the way of hard-knuckled, quantitative analysis that can be done. It's more like reading the meme tea leaves. But much like looking up at a sky full of constellations or fluffy clouds, I still like looking up with wonder.
With predictable color coding, here are the two Presidential Candidate's word clouds, complements wordle.net
Here's Senator Obama's Cloud
And here's Senator McCain's Cloud