Seals is part of change in the air

The Iowa presidential caucus victory of Democrat Barack Obama is the first sign of real, positive change: Personal insight, integrity and real-world experience trumped Washington political experience.

You may have a chance to participate in a fight for Washington on these same terms well before November.

Dan Seals is running for Congress in the 10th District, and I live in the city. I can't vote for him. But if I can convince a couple more people to vote for him, I'll have done some good for our country.

I haven't spoken to Dan in years. We were locker partners in high school. Dan was always level-headed, intelligent, insightful and he kept his word. As a teenager!

I believe his mother, a social worker, was instrumental in bringing these qualities out in him. I briefly worked with her while in college, through the Community Health Department at UIUC.

Dan the man has added real-world experience on top of his core values. I encourage you to learn more about him. Then vote for him.

Eric Tobiason

Chicago