Iowa: Corn and, apparently, Politics

So as I type this entry the voters in Iowa are getting ready to plant the initial seeds in the race for the 2008 election. As I said in my previous post, I am behind Barack Obama, and I can only hope that he prevails in Iowa. It seems like Iowa has set up candidates for a strong presence throughout the election campaign in the past, and I don't expect this year to be any different. I was sort of surprised this morning when I checked digg.com and noticed that one of the headlines was that Kucinich has voiced his support for Obama. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing at the moment, but I'm sure not ready for any word of an Obama/Kucinich ticket.
I did a little research on Obama, and I was surprised to find out that he is only the fifth African American senator and the only one currently serving in the US Senate. For me this puts him in a prime position to be the first African American president, but that isn't a particularly important issue for me. I think I can easily say that I wouldn't care if Obama were black or white, he just offers really strong message that appeals to a lot of young voters like myself.
An interesting key issue Obama has voiced his opinion on is the net neutrality legislation that hit congress last year. Again, this is not something I'm completely versed on but, as I understand it, the legislation basically allows companies to regulate access to the internet to improve speeds for certain applications and websites, while reducing the speeds for others. Obama opposes this because "the smaller voices get squeezed out." Obviously, I agree with this, and this isn't his only position dealing with technology I like. He also wants to appoint a sort of technology cabinet member, which blew my mind when I heard about it. I honestly don't know how presidents have functioned without this in the last ten years. Anyway, I know this wasn't all about Iowa, but I do hope he does well there.
I hope everyone is having a good day.