…maybe.

woohoo!

it’s unofficially official. barack obama is creating an exploratory committee to run for president.

“In an announcement weighted with history and moment, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), who less than three years ago was serving in the Illinois Senate, declared today his intention to run for president.”

“Although aides as recently as this weekend were still calling it a ‘possible’ campaign, one close friend to Obama said the only thing that would stop the candidacy would be if the senator ‘got cold feet.’”

read more here and here.