Sounds like it could be just what the country needs in terms of social and economic if he can actually sort the economy. I've heard people diss Clinton for the same 'vanilla' tendancies, but he did strenghen the dollar.
Can't comment on the millitary stuff since my views on that are so skewed, being a brit, and we'll have to see how stick tactics work out.
I can't say i'm keen on the theory of missle defences though, since MAD seems to work, but ultimately if 'they' develop them first then 'we're' in the ****, so yeah.
Generally i'd find myself leaning more towards to democratic party, as per my socalist tendancies (which have far more basis in a country the size of the UK), but Hillary is haha, and i'm worried that Obama, while charasmatic, won't actually do much good in the long term.
On the flip side, i'm equally worried about cowboy republican presidents who want to turn the whole world into Texas, so on your short summery it sounds like this would be the candidate i'd be most interested in.
Thanks for the heads up.