For the first time since Bill Clinton and Al Gore did it in 1992 a presidential candidate is on the cover of GQ. As someone with little interest in fashion (just ask my wife) I didn't think this was a big deal. I guess it does because it reinforces Obama's image as a stylish politician. But for me it was the substance of the article. It is a very interesting read. The reporter, Ryan Lizza, has been following Obama for a long time and has some interesting analysis. He explores how different this campaign is and what Obama is trying to do to politics. I suggest you read the entire thing at http://men.style.com/... but here is an interesting excerpt after the break
As I listen, I realize I have never witnessed a politician so genuinely trying to fuse idealism and pragmatism. The theme runs through almost everything he says. “But the flip side of it is,” he explains, hinting at what divides him and Hillary, “if it’s all tactics and all politics, and there’s not the idealism, if it’s not touched by that sense of movement, then you actually never bring about change. Then it’s just pure transactions between powerful interests in Washington.”