Obama in '08 Might Bring GOP Smiles By Peter Brown Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois is the flavor of the month among Democrats who are seeking an alternative to Sen. Hillary Clinton for president in 2008. As much as the Republicans would like to see Sen. Clinton as the Democratic nominee, believing she is quite beatable, they probably wouldn't be upset to see Obama as their opponent either. Actually, they might even like running against him better. (snip) Among those who know who Obama is - a minority, and disproportionately those who would fit the definition of political junkie --...