Man... can I turn on the news and not discover that there's yet one more corporation that needs to be bailed out with our tax dollars?

When does it end?

I hate to be the wet blanket here, but it's not   more »

Nope.

To many Americans, the thought of electing a black man to the office of president was frightening and absurd. Then again, there were those, like myself, who believed that no matter how qualified and talented Barack Obama was, the ever-lingering racism and prejudice in this country would prevent his abilty to become the president elect.

Last Tuesday, I was overjoyed and proud to be a part of a country whose majority believes in, and voted for, real change. Our country made a decision that most viewed as the impossible dream. However, Barack Obama's defeat over John McCain is only the beginning.

I would like to take this opportunity to express to my readers that our dream of a total turn-around in government under Barack Obama's leadership in his first term is the impossible dream. Just as the current state of our country under George Bush's administration has become our worst nightmare.

Please understand, no leader can "fix" the mess that the Bush administration has gotten us into. I believe that we elected the best man to lead us out of these dark days. However, I would be lying to you if I said that I believed that he would be able to accomplish all that needs to be done in only four years. This is not a criticism, but rather a wake-up call.

Therefore dear readers, I'm asking you to keep hope alive. I do fear that things may get worse before they get better. We need to stand behind our president and realize that the light at the end of the tunnel is there, however, we may not be able to see it in four years time.

Obama has a daunting task ahead, just as FDR did after the Great Depression. Yet, FDR was able to resolve our country's maladies, in an unprecedented three plus terms, and would ultimately become one of our nation's greatest leaders in history.

Be patient. Obama will fall into the ranks alongside Lincoln, FDR and Kennedy. However, he won't be able to do it alone. We need to work for him and our government as much as he will work for us. Don't let your vote be the end of your civic engagement.

Living in a democracy is a gift. Your participation in it is a symbol of appreciation of that gift.

Hooray for America!

As I made the final preparations for our election night party on Tuesday ( hanging the " pin-the-lipstick-on-the-pig game and various pictures of Barack, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Cindy McCain, Joe Biden, Joe the plumber etc), I couldn't fight the small tinge of nervousness that the election just might not turn out the way that I had anticipated and hoped for.

A devoted Barack supporter since 2004, I have put as much time, money and effort into his campaign that I possibly could. I scowered the national polls daily and wanted to believe that the election's result would be what the polls had predicted.

However, having lived through the eight years of lying, distortion, corruption and greed of the Bush administration, I was not convinced that they wouldn't pull some sneaky trick(s) out of their pocket to steal this election as well.

Sure, there may have been some dirty tricks they we're not aware of. However, no tactics could counter the voices of the people, who turned out in record numbers to take our country back. My heart swelled with pride at the sight of people waiting in line for hours to let their voice be heard.

I had a thought yesterday, would Obama have been elected if George Bush wasn't as God-awful as he and his administration is? Hypothetically, if it were McCain who was elected eight years ago, the McCain of eight years ago who was actually moderate and had some of my respect, was elected, would the country be as angry and action-driven as we are?

Probably not.

I wonder what life would have been like with the old John McCain. Yes, I would prefer any scenario in which a democrat was in office, but even then, as I cringed in frustration over the debauchery that led to Georgey Boy's presidency, I figured we would have been better off with any Republican other than him.

As I watched John McCain give his succession speach, I honestly felt awful for him. Yes, there's no way in hell I wanted him elected. However, on Tuesday night, I felt as if I was looking at a heart-broken man who had finally realized what the GOP made him into; a desparate, flip-flopping, lying, greedy old man.

Therefore, thank you George W. Bush for being the worst president in the history of the United States. You changed history for the worst but also the better. The horror of your reign finally forced those who clung desparately to stereotypes, close-mindedness and hatred to realize that the only enemy is our own prejudices. Thank you for bringing our nation to the point at which we had to examine and put aside our prejudices for the greater good of our nation.

Senator McCain, I'm sorry for what you allowed the GOP to turn you into. However, the nation demanded change and we are now stepping in the right direction.

It has been amazing to watch some of the key players in the Civil Rights movement to bear witness to these historic events. They waited over forty, long years to see this day. Forty years is a long time. Your hopes and prayers, my hopes and prayers, and the sentiment of the nation have finally brought us here. We are ready to do what's right. We're ready to bring about the change that we need.

It's never too late. For you, McCain, Bush, anyone, it's never too late to stand up for what's right.

Afterall, some things are better late than never.

Dear readers, I am overwhelmed with joy and pride.

You have chosen. We have chosen. His name and political party aside, our nation decided that eight is enough. We will not live in a country whose government supports corporate greed and only looks out for their self interest.

I will not mince words, there is a long journey ahead.

However, we decided today to embark on that journey together. The journey towards the glory days.

We will see it in our lifetime.

I thank you. I thank my country.

Here's to the next eight years!

Vote God damnit!

Don't let our forefather's work go in vain. They died for us to have this privilege.

And, if you haven't been enlightened enough to want to vote for Barack Obama, then I will no longer waste my breath. You're a lost cause, and so is this country if McCain gets elected.

I will however encourage you to take part in your government no matter which way you vote.

Its that important.

Then, you're an idiot.

With twenty four hours left, I will no longer mince words. Unless you are deaf, or dumb, there is no conceivable way that you could actually still be undecided. Seriously, this makes me in favor of voter eligibility having to include an IQ test.

Yes, that may sound elitist (and, unconstitutional) but I'm not talking about only the super smart being able to vote. I'm speaking about anyone with more than half a brain at this point.

Therefore, seen as how you have so much difficulty making a decision about the next president. Let me test your ability to make decisions at all.

Do you want to continue to live in the hell that the Bush administration has brought us to?

Do you want a leader that is old, possibly ailing, angry, dishonest, selfish and greedy?

Do you want a tax cut?

Do you want to support clean energy so that we no longer will have to rely on both foreign and domestic oil?

Do you want a leader that would pick that God-awful woman, Sarah Palin, as a potential leader of our country?

Do you want your Vice President, and possible president, to be stupid, uninformed, inexperienced, uber conservative, and unqualified?

If you answered no, congratulations, you've made your choice, Barack Obama! If you answered yes then please don't vote. However if you do, and McCain does win, remind me of where you live again so I can find you when I'm out of a job due to budget cuts and need a place to crash. For that matter, hope you have enough room for the millions of other Americans that will be out of a job as well.

Finally, if you're still not sure, a decision unmade is a decision made. You must really like the fact that the country is in the toilet. Or, perhaps, you are too afraid to admit to your family and friends that you couldn't possibly vote for a man of color.

Now you're an idiot and a racist.

Democracy is a gift and our role in it is a privilege. We are blessed to have the ability to elect candidates who represent our views and ideals. We as citizens can shift government so that it is working for us. However, it's a two-way street; we need to work for our government just as it works for us.

Do the work for your government. Show the nation that you are proud to live in a democracy. Take part in how the future of our nation will unfold. Vote.

The past is the past, the future is unknown, today is the present, that's why we call it a gift.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, vote!

Think about it.

This country is in the toilet. In the final forty eight hours before the election, Barack Obama is leading. However, it is still extremely concerning that he is not ahead by a much wider margin. I fear this is because many white, democratic and independent Americans are still wary of electing a black man to the office of the president.

How is the election still this close? After all, John McCain supported both an unpopular, if not the most unpopular, president and the war in Iraq. McCain also played a hand in this country's current economic crisis by voting for de-regulation as well as significant tax breaks for the very same financial corporations that squandered your 401K's on an impulsive and greedy whim. The country is in dire straights, John McCain helped us to get here. Not even his beloved Joe-the Plumber could pull us out of the crapper at this point.

What is important to you Americans? It blows my mind that this many Americans, Democratic and Independent voters no less, would vote for John McCain simply because the alternative happens to be a man of color. Actually it goes beyond that, it entirely and utterly terrifies me.

This polls do not just represent the deep-rooted prejudices that many Americans still have towards people of color, it speaks loud and clear to the fact that many of you are just afraid. Afraid that electing a black man to the office of the president will create a domino affect of electing other non-white men and women to positions of great power in America.

Is that thought so appalling to you? What is there to be afraid of? This country has been led by white men since it's inception. White men continue to head up major corporations ( like AIG, Lehman Brothers and Merril Lynch). It is mostly white men that are in that top 1% of our population who control the majority of the wealth in this country.

It has also been white men that have lied to you about the reasons for invading Iraq. A lie that has led to a price tag nearing a trillion dollars. Guess who's paying for that America? Us, ALL of us. Black, white, Asian and Hispanic. Every American citizen is paying for the deceit and disgrace that the current white men in office have caused, and will likely to continue to cause if John McCain is elected.

Look around dear Americans, this country is not made up entirely of white men, nor do white people remain the vast majority of our population. This country remains to be an international icon known for it's melting-pot society. Non-whites currently make up one third of our population. 45% of children under the age of five are non-white. That means in just twenty years, this country could potentially be equally mixed. The word " minority" dear Americans could be used to describe white people in the future. I can assure you at that time, it will not be a white man who is in office.

I say that not to scare you Americans, but to open your eyes to the reality that times are changing and we need to change with them. We need to embrace the change that this country so desperately needs. If you vote for John McCain just because the thought of a black man as president frightens you, then I pity you. That choice will only result in a reality that will be worse than your worst nightmares for this country.

Please don't be naive about the current state of our country and economy. We are just steps away from standing in soup lines. The current administration has brought us to the border of an economic crisis that parallels the Great Depression. That was almost a hundred years ago. We've come a long way since then. Voting for John McCain simply because he is white, could bring this country right back there.

As a a white woman, and a Democrat, there are many factors that I am basing my vote on for this election .

First of all, I want my country to embody the very ideals that it was founded upon; life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I want to be proud of my government again. I want to know that my taxes are being spent on initiatives to better our country and its citizens and not just to cater to the super rich.

I want to feel safe. I want to know that when my government tells me that there is an international threat, that it should be honest and accurate and not just a vehicle to provide work for private interests and shove democracy down the throat of a country who does not want us to be there.

I want the gap between the super rich and the middle class to be decreased. I want to be able to have and raise children in a country where people take part in democracy to vote for the candidates that represent their ideals and not their prejudices.

This country doesn't need a man of color to be able to achieve the change that it so desperately needs. This country needs a man who has the intelligence, qualifications, experience, patience and insight needed to lead this country in the right direction. That man ladies and gentlemen is Barack Obama.


I am a white, Democratic woman and I am voting for Barack Obama because his " wants" for this country, echo my own.

I plead with my white, Democratic and Independent peers to look inside themselves to realize what it is they really want from our next president. Is it a strong leader who will represent the best interests of its' citizens? Or, is it a man who lacks pigment in his skin?

Think about it.

Unfortunately, I had to attend the funeral of a young child this morning. As someone who has struggled with religious identity for years, being in a church is unfamiliar these days. However, as I listened to the minister's sermon, it inspired me to reflect on religion, my beliefs as well as that of our nation.

Religion is what drove the Pilgrims to America to begin with. It's also what conquerors/colonizers used as a justification for the decimation of millions of native peoples. Our country fostered religious freedom, yet a large ( Christian) majority still stands in judgement of anyone who does not share and/or practice their beliefs. They also would like to see religion play a part in politics and look down upon any politician who does not make decisions based on their religious inclinations.

Thank God there is a separation between church and state.

I thought a lot about Jesus this morning. Despite your religious views, Jesus in fact was a real man who stood up to an oppressive administration ( the Romans) for the good of all the people of . He was a community organizer who cared about the old, young, diseased and infirm. He stood up for change and inspired others to do the same.

Isn't that the ultimate Democrat?

There were many, mostly the Romans in power, who feared Jesus's influence and worried about a revolution. For, who would want to continue living oppressed lives when the promise of a better existence could be made possible by Jesus's influence? Jesus's ideas made sense but more importantly, the were moral and just. Sensing a threat to their power, the Romans had Jesus assasinated for speaking out against them.

Divinity aside, Barack Obama and Jesus Christ have a lot in common. They stood up, against all odds, for the greater good of their people. They struggled through adversity to get their message out to the people, and in turn, the people listened. The Romans ensured that Jesus would no longer be a threat to their rule by crucifying him. The Republicans have done everything within their power to elimintate Obama as a policital threat to their ruthless administration with their lies, distortions and scare tactics.

Revitalize your faith dear readers. Dig deep to find your faith, not in religion, but in the greater good of all Americans. We have been living in some dark times. A vote for John McCain will only cause this country to fall deeper into the hole that the Bush administration has left us in. Barack Obama is a beacon of change. He is a leader who stands out amongst other politicians as someone who truly wants to stand up for the greater good of all Americans.

Don't you want the kind of change that would restore this nation to greatness?

I have faith that you do.

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
Romeo & Juliet, Willliam Shakespeare

Okay, it's getting close now. We're only five days away. My heart is swelling in its optimism that this country will come to its senses and vote for the change we need. However, my stomach is churning over the thought of another eight years of HELL!!

Therefore, I reach out to you now. Let's take the names Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden, Joe the Plumber, Sarah Palin, Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Undecided’s (blah, blah, and blah) and throw them out the window!

So, let's just examine the two men running for president, without names our political party affiliation. Let's just look at them as men, who they are, what they stand for and what they can bring to us as a president.

One man runs a dirty, smear campaign, even though he promised not. He claims to not know a lot about economic issues and vowed to choose a running mate who would. This same man chose an inexperienced and unqualified woman to be the possible leader of our nation. He supports big tax breaks for large corporations that bleed our wallets dry and send American jobs overseas. He also changes his platform every other week to appeal to your worst fears. He supported deregulation, and now is against it. He is erratic and impulsive. He believes in nuclear power over clean energy. He wants to privatize social security. He lies outright to the American public and distorts information to distract you from the insurmountable issues that we are all facing as a nation. Above all else, in the midst of a national crisis, he does everything in his power to scare and divide us as a nation instead of bringing us together to work for change.

Then we have another man, a relative newcomer. A newcomer that brings with him energy, optimism and a strong dedication to all Americans. A man who was against the very war that continues to suck $10 billion dollars a month out of our pockets. The same war that has cost the lives of thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians. He is a force of change ready to rid our administration of the corruption, greed and sheer awfulness of the Bush administration. He supports clean energy. He supports the middle and lower class. He supports corporations that create American jobs instead of sending them overseas. He wants to provide every American with the basic right to healthcare. He is intelligent, insightful, open-minded and ready to step into the role of president to bring us together, inspire hope and unity and dedication. For, it will take tremendous dedication to bring this country to greatness.

I ask you, please reflect on this information. No matter what your party affiliation, gender, social class or political views are. Which of these men do you really believe will bring about the change that we need?

Names aside, a rose will still smell as sweet as a rose no matter what it's called. And a lying, bitter old man who wants to regurgitate Bush's failed policies will still stink, even if you call him a "maverick".

I implore you, think about it.

As this seemingly endless campaign draws nearer and nearer to its close, members of John McCain's own party are coming out of the woodwork about their disdain of their candidate, John McCain.

They, like me, share the concern that McCain's practices throughout his campaign have been a bad omen for a possible role in the White House.

If we put political parties aside, let's examine McCain's actions over the past twenty months so that you can make a decision about his ability to effectively lead this country.

1) He's a liar. McCain vowed to run a clean campaign, yet, he has managed to pull off the dirtiest campaign that I've ever been aware of. He lies about Obama's policies, character and personal and political ties.

2) He has bad judgment. I could sum up his bad judgment in two words: Sarah Palin. However, his poor judgment exists above and beyond choosing that vile woman as his running mate. McCain voted for, supported and continues to support our place in Iraq. The $10 billion a month pales in comparison to the thousands of US military that have died there as well as the over six hundred thousand Iraqi civilians who have died. In addition, McCain was involved in a Savings and Loan scandal that resulted in his ethics being called into question in the senate.

3) He's a flip-flopper. Although flip-flops remain my shoe ware of choice, I tend to scoff at politicians who claim a stance on an issue, and change it whenever it is no longer a popular choice. I don't know about you, but that's not much of a "maverick".

4) He's a noted hot head. I do not trust an erratic, ill-tempered, elderly man to handle the nation's most serious crises that involve insight, patience and open-mindedness.

5) He's not the brightest bulb. McCain, just hours before the stock markets dropped, told his followers that our “economy is strong". He lacks the intelligence and insight that would have prevented this situation. He's for deregulation without any regard for how that can, and did, negatively affect us.

6) He doesn't care. He doesn't care about you, me or the rest of America. He cares about giving huge tax breaks to big corporations. He doesn't care that throughout this election, he's sold his soul to the devil, or the GOP anyway. Most of all, he cares about winning and will do anything to do just that.

Do you want a dim, erratic, lying, flip-flopping man with poor judgment and lack of care for all Americans to run this nation?

Think about it.

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In preparation of dressing up as Sarah Palin for Halloween, I did some serious research into her look, style and personality. What I noticed, besides the pricey designer suits, was her unique vernacular. In particular, I've noted her tendency to drop the "ing" in words ending in "ing".

Therefore, I've composed a list of "ins'" related to Sarah Palin and John McCain. Enjoy.

1) Distortin', as in the ludicrous distortions that Palin and McCain use in terms of Barack Obama's plans, policies and character.

2) Lyin'- a tactic used when distortin' is not enough.

3) Deflectin'- what they both do when asked to explain and/or justify their bogus plans.

4) Reformin'- something that neither of them know anything about.

5) Cuttin'- taxes for the super rich, and every social plan and policy that the Bush administration hasn't already destroyed.

6) Supportin'- big corporations.

7) Spendin'- billions of dollars a month in Iraq.

8) Incitin'- hatred and rage in their followers, the same hatred and rage that could lead to violence against Barack Obama.

9) Lagin'- in the polls.

10) Carin'- less about Americans, specifically, Joe the Plumber.

11) Uppin'- how John feels after he dips into his wife Cindy's, pills.

12) Yellowin'- what's happening to McCain's teeth.

13) Burnin'- books in Alaska that contain theories of evolution.

14) Firin'- what Palin did to her safety commissioner after he didn't fire her ex-bother-in-law.

15) Graspin'- at straws because their platform is garbage and the majority of the country is beginning to realize it.

16) Laughin'- which is what I did when I first found out about Palin, because c'mon, is that lady serious? Too bad the joke is no longer funny!

17) Lookin' - at Russia from Palin's house.

18) Fartin'- as in the dust that McCain is farting because he's do so old.

19) Tickin'- me off everyday.

20) Losin'- which is what's going to happen for them if you vote for the change we need.

These are the short list of their "in's" but it should definitely be the reason why they should be OUT of the White House.

Please chose wisely, Obama's lead is decreasing. We cannot afford another eight years of disaster.

Vote for Change. Vote for Barack Oabama

Hmm.... isn't that the proverbial pot calling the kettle black...or a terrorist anyway.

Although I have always had my doubts about what factor McCain's age would play into his political performance. It is clear now that the man is truly delusional.

McCain has the nerve to "claim" that Obama will say anything to win. This is coming from the man who has changed his platform to suit national trends, how many times? I think that I've honestly lost count.

McCain is a man who dares to call American's his "friends" while all the while engaging in politics that have done nothing but harm Americans, both in terms of our financial security but also our national and military security as well.

Obama will not say “anything" to win. All Obama has to do is present his plans for office, plans that include relief for the middle and lower classes, government oversight of failed deregulation, intelligent insight into our international issues and the passion and commitment needed to lead this nation back to greatness.

McCain will not only say anything to win, but he'll do anything to win as well. McCain has lied, incited hatred in his Republican base, changed his platform on a weekly basis, make false and baseless accusations, distort Obama's tax and health care plans, and wallow in deep bitterness and resentment.

If “anything" is going to be said to win Senator McCain, I'd rather it be the truth, from you.

However, he's too busy grasping at straws for that.

Get the message out there.

It's bad enough when McCain and Palin address their devotees with the baseless accusations that Obama is a terrorist. It's worse when McCain's campaign makes thousands of “robo-calls" to voters claiming the same thing. But now, with a direct mailing that puts all of these ludicrous and vile distortions in print, it's just plain loathsome.

The Republican National Committee is distributing a mail piece that says "Terrorists" on the front and opens to a big picture of Barack saying "Not Who You Think He Is."

God, it makes my stomach turn.

What I want from a president is honestly, integrity, compassion and intelligence. The exact qualities that I recognize and respect in Barack Obama.

The virtues that John McCain have been representing have been deceit, distortion, hatefulness, ignorance, a complete lack of perspective of our nation's most critical problems as well as the lack of insight on how to fix them.

It this truly who you want in the White House?

Many of you probably have never even considered voting for him in the first place. You know what this country needs. You understand.

Now, make sure those McCain supporters who are near and dear to you understand as well.

You can make a difference in this election, even if it's just a simple conversation or debate. People who know and love you will respect you enough to listen.

They're all ears.

Somewhere between Sarah Palin calling blue states un-American and citing Obama as being a misogynist because he didn't pick Hillary Clinton for his running mate, information has come to light that this so-called " maverick" and "reformer" is actually a big spender.

However, dear readers, it is not her own money that she shells out, it's that of her dear tax payers in Alaska. Governor Palin's travel documents show over $20,000 of tax money spent on her children's travel expenses. These costs only include events at which Palin's children were not invited to attend. They also include stays at luxury hotels.

I thought Palin was going to fight against government spending not add to her tax payers tab?

It has been reported this week that the Republican National Committee has spent over $150,000 on Palin's wardrobe, accessories and make up. Governor Palin, I thought that you vowed to end improper spending? As this country brinks on a depression, do you think that it was wise for the RNC to spend such an amount? According to what you tell the nation about your penny-pinching, wouldn't you stand up and say “thanks, but no thanks"?

I didn't think so. However, I could care less about your wardrobe. It's not on the taxpayers dime, but what you have taxed your constituents on is concerning.

It actually goes beyond concerning, it's a bad omen. Your hypocritical spending practices are the quintessential actions that speak louder than the bullshit words that come out of your over-lipsticked mouth.

Think about it.

McCain was hot on the campaign trail this week in Pennsylvania, which is currently a swing-state. With a crowd of people anxious to hear about his plans to fix the nation's economic nightmare, the only thing McCain had to offer up was baseball.

That's right, baseball.

McCain has been " blasting" for Senator Obama for saying that he supports the Phillies in the World Series and then also making supportive statements to team members of the Devil Rays yesterday, in Florida.

McCain claims that Obama is " flip-flopping" as he does on other issues. Is this really what you have come to Senator McCain? It was bad enough that you made the loosest of connections between Obama and Bill Ayers look like they were in a secret, terrorist cell. Now, you have to resort to attacking the praise that Obama has given to the two "best" teams in baseball?

Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan responded to McCain's blasts with, "I guess these are the kinds of attacks you make when you have no plan to fix our economy. Senator Obama said he's rooting for the Phillies. He said nice things about the members of the team who came out to support him, but that doesn't change the fact that they bounced his White Sox out of the playoffs."

Pathetic.

As alarming as it sounds, we actually do share a common cause.

Recently, McCain has shifted his campaign platform, yet again, to call upon voters to "fight" with him. McCain's a "fighter" you see. What's that? Maverick? Yeah, he was or is a maverick too but apparently that title is drastically losing it's popularity, seen as how it's not true anyway.Therefore, McCain's genious and ever so disgusting team, has decided that for this week, John McCain is a fighter. Also, for this week, we need to stand up and fight with him.

I'm with ya' Johnny, I want Americans to stand up and fight too.

I am pleading with you, dear readers, to muster up all the energy and courage that you have to fight. Firstly, you need to fight against an administration that has brought this country to near ruin. To win this fight you see, you'd have to vote against John McCain because he is only a perpetuator of the same, failed policies that got our country into this mess in the first place.

When you're done with that battle, I'd like you to then fight against the smear campaigns that McCain and his campaign have ruthlessly employed. Fight against McCain and Palin who are inciting the rage of the most deeply-rooted racists in the country. Fight against their tactics to play into the worst fears of the most ignorant people in the country.

You can conquer this fight by simply getting informed about the baseless and inflamatory accusations that McCain and that God awful woman, Sarah Palin, have been blowing all around our dear country. When you are armed with information, you can overcome any nay-sayers perspective.

Don't worry about appearing too "opinionated", rude and/or argumentative. Sitting back and listening to your co-workers, friends and family regurgitate the McCain bullshit is a forfeit. Inform them, inspire them, enlighten them. Most of all, fight with all that you've got to bring them to our cause.

Lastly, I am desperately pleading with you to fight against yourself. Don't let your fears, stereotypes, misconceptions and judgements about electing a man of color into the White House cost Barack Obama the election. You may think that you're the only one who has your doubts, and therefore it doesn't matter. But, I hate to inform you, over 30% of white Democrats feel the same way.

Losing that fight with yourself will cost both you, and the nation, dearly.

Fight the good fight, I know you have it in you.

Hey Senator McCain, how does it feel to know that one of the most respected members of your party, Colin Powell, endorsed Barack Obama this morning?

I bet it feels pretty shitty. Yep, pretty shitty to know that such an intelligent, admired and dedicated Republican thinks that you, Palin and the rest of the cluster-fuck that is the Bush administration, needs to go!

If you really believed in putting our " country first" you would realize that the first thing that this country needs is a drastic shift in government, one that Barack Obama can bring to us. You see your distorted idea of our country is that it should be one that is deeply bitter and divided. Your campaign has been making massive " robo-calls" in swing states in which your representatives tell listeners that Obama is a terrorist.

Is that putting country first? No, it's more like lying first in a desperate attempt to play into the worst fears of Americans and, in turn, bring out the worst in them.

You will do anything to win at this point. Lie, distort, change your platform every week and recently, inspire and encourage deep hatred from your political base.

You, Palin, your campaign and the Bush administration are pathetic. You are the antithesis of what this country needs.

I know it, Colin Powell knows it, and hopefully the rest of the country will by November 4th.

Do you?

Be informed, make the right choice. Decide to put your country first and elect Barack Obama. The thought of the other possible result of this election keeps me up at night. It's ironic that the thought of a living nightmare keeps me from my dreams, for my dreams are ones of greatness for this country.

What are yours?

Dream big, hope for change. And, above all else, make it happen.

Vote for Barack Obama.

Come on, if the Red Sox can come from behind, like they did last night, Barack Obama can definitely be elected our next president.

An Obama supporter since his key-note speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, even I had doubts about the nation's ability to recoginze his integrity, intelligence, experience and qualifications to lead this country out of the dark ages that the Bush administration has led us into over the past eight years.

My heart swelled last June when Obama won the candidacy. I, like Michelle Obama, felt proud of my country. The same country that broke my heart when they elected George W. Bush, at least in 2004 anyway.

However, with the knowledge of the disastrous state of our nation and its bleak future if McCain is elected, Obama should be leading by a landslide. What accounts for this difference? Race of course.

It blows my mind that white Americans can still be so deeply entrenched in their close-mindedness and prejudices. Is clinging to your baseless stereotypes and fear of change more important than letting this country go down the toilet?

Wake up! McCain will bring this country into ruin! If you don't think so, then look at what George W. Bush has done to our country. McCain has supported 90% of his failed policies and has not offered policies that vary from the Bush idealogy.

I believe in Barack Obama. I believe in the Red Sox. They were both underdogs, they both came up from behind.

They can both win this year.

However, not without your support.

Seriously, did you see the debate last night? Everytime McCain gave one of his bitter " chuckles" my mind immediately brought forth pictures of the preacher from Poltergeist II ( google it if you can, if not imagine the closest thing to a creepy old man corpse that still has a heartbeat!).

Senator McCain, I'm so sorry that your feelings were hurt when Obama did not publicly repudiate comments made by Congressman Lewis when he compared your smear campaigns to that of Governor Wallace, a staunch segragationist and racist I should add. I cannot comment on your thoughts about race McCain, but your proclivity to bring out the worst in your supports is palpable, dangerous and worthy of the harshest criticism.

Good thing Barack Obama is more concerned about the nation's welfare and economy than to begrudge McCain and Palin for their widespread attempts to cater to the worst fears of the biggest biggots in our country.

This country is going down the tubes. Stop ignoring the problem. It is your problem as well as that of the nation. You are a citizen, you have a voice, stand up and use it. I don't mean just voting either. Go out, talk to your friends and family. Encourage conversations and debates about our country and it's future. Get yourself informed on issues that you are confused or concerned about.

Most importantly, make an informed decision.

Joe the Plumber won't be able to fix this mess. Neither will John McCain. The nation seems to think that Barack Obama can, do you?

Think about it.

A few readers have inquired as to why I haven't written in a while.

Truth be told, nothing much has changed.

McCain and Palin are still spewing the same old distorted, propaganda about Barack Obama's character in a desperate attempt to lure voters away from the man that they know will be able to lead us out of this nightmare.

As the final debate is just a few hours away, I would like you to munch on some food for thought...

What is it going to take?

What is it going to take for the undecided or McCain supports to realize that America is in the toilet, things are only going to get worse, and McCain is incapable of turning our wonderful nation around.

Will more jobs have to be lost? Will more homes have to be foreclosed upon? Will gas prices have to balloon out of control again? Will home heating costs have to increase even more? Will you have to continue to decide about what you can do without at the grocery store? Will you have to go without an operation because you no longer have health care?

Or, worse, will we have to suffer another terrorist attack at the hands Al-Qaeda members that are based in Afghanistan and Pakistan, all because McCain would rather continue to bleed our hard-earned money out the window in Iraq to the tune of $5,000 per second?

Do we as a nation, have to hit even harder times to realize that we cannot, under any circumstances, have more of the same?

For those of you who are not voting for Obama because of his race, will your close-mindedness be the reason that you are out on the street? I don't care if you share the same skin color; John McCain is not looking out for you, no matter what he says.

Unless of course, you're on the board of a large oil corporation.

America, we are living in abysmal times. We as a nation require significant measures to ensure the turnaround of the current administration. John McCain merely represents more of the same failed policies that got out country into this mess to begin with.

One of my favorite novels, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, begins with “It was the best of time, it was the worst of times". Yes, the novel is set within the context of the French Revolution, but do those words not still ring true? We do not need the guillotine or a revolution to let our voice be heard. We simply need to vote, wisely.

I will not mince words here. We are on the brink of the worst of times. Do we want to allow our nation to fall off that precipice and plunge into ruin or near ruin? Or, do we want to stand up and make the decision to strive for the best of times once again?

It all depends on your vote.

As I sat down to chuckle at the Daily Show last night, I noticed a segment in which they played a portion of a recent McCain rally. McCain, once again, informed his audience of the baseless and unfounded " connection" between former domestic terrorist, Bill Ayers, and Barack Obama.

From the crowd, not only could you hear "boos" but you could hear people yelling "kill him!", "lynch him!".

WHAT?!!!

McCain and Palin, you let these things be said and do NOTHING to stop it? The two of you are encouraging right-wing extremists to carry out an assassination of our Democratic Presidential candidate.

You know it and you're not doing anything to stop it.

You absolutely disgust me! You are heartless, worthless, greedy, selfish and immoral. You have no business in the White House.

Just to let you know Sarah Palin and John McCain, if something happens to Obama, his blood is on your hands.

I hope you can live with that.

And, for those of you who perpetuate these ridiculous distortions by the McCain team, any blood shed will be on your hands as well.

Can you live with that?

Once again, I was pretty bored with the debate between Barack Obama and John McCain.

Didn't Sarah Palin say that “the gloves were off??” Hmmm.... not too many jabs last night, or at least they were fairly benign. I was waiting for John McCain to bring up Obama's "relationship" with Bill Ayers.

Of course, he didn't. Why wouldn't McCain bring out the big guns that he's been using for the past four days? If Obama really palled around with domestic terrorists, wouldn't last night's debate be the perfect forum to present that to the nation?

My theory is that McCain didn't bring that up because he knew that he would trigger a chain reaction. You see, if McCain were to mention the baseless and unfounded "connection" between Obama and Ayers, then Obama would have shot right back with highlighting McCain's involvement with Charles Keating and the Savings and Loan scandal that he took part in during the late eighties.

I have to give credit to McCain here. Every major new source in the country has declared that Obama and Ayers have no association other than the fact that they are neighbors in Chicago and have served on charity boards together. However, McCain's unethical participation in Charles Keating's Savings and Loan scandal is public record. In addition, McCain was brought up on ethics violations by Congress.

The ethics committee concluded that McCain "exercised poor judgment in intervening with the regulators."

In a time when this country is desperate for strong and impartial regulation for large corporations, do you trust a man that has a track record of political corruption in this area?

McCain has said that he regrets his involvement in the scandal.

Don't let your biggest regret be that you actually voted for him.

Did you know that the McCain team has decided that since their economic policies are garbage, their only hope at clinching this election would be to “attack Barack Obama's character?

Well, they are off and running! Over the weekend, Sarah Palin has been stating that Barack Obama "pals around with domestic terrorists". This is a poor attempt to connect Obama and a former anti-Vietnam extremist from the late 60's, Bill Ayers. Obama and Ayers are neighbors and have served on the same charities.

As disgusting as these baseless claims are, Palin has defended them! Palin has stated that discussing the connection is important for voters to understand Obama's “character".

Want to talk about character McPalin? Please, do yourself a favor, check out:
http://www.keatingeconomics.com/index.html#research
At least the connection between McCain and Charles Keating was very much real, and unethical.

In response to the false accusations Obama has said, "Senator McCain and his operatives are gambling that he can distract you with smears rather than talk to you about substance.” They’d rather try to tear our campaign down than lift this country up."

"It's what you do when you're out of touch, out of ideas and running out of time," Obama said.

Out of touch, out of ideas and running out of time is exactly what the McCain camp is.

Are you willing to spend these last few weeks listening to this Republican propaganda? Or, will you be engaging in discussions about the significant change that this government needs to be able to turn our economy and our nation around. The change of course, that Barack Obama will bring to our country when he is elected president of the United States.

Spend your time wisely.

http://www.keatingeconomics.com/index.html#research

Ole' Sarah is back at it again. Just this weekend, she told her supporters, on two separate occassions, that Obama had been "palling around" with a domestic terrorist. Palin stated that Barack Obama is "someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect that he's palling around with terrorists who would target their own country."

( Insert the proverbial eye-roll for such disgusting distortions by the Republicans, here).

Palin was loosely referring to the association between William Ayers and Barack Obama. This is all part of a new tactic by the McCain team to go after Obama's character. After all, they've failed to discredit his plans as well as failed to defend their own. Why you ask? Well, it's because Obama's plans are what this country needs, their plans are more of the same, they know it and the country is starting to get the picture as well. They're so terrified and desparate, that they've grabbed at any straw that they can find.

Their latest straw being that " connection" between William Ayers and Barack Obama.

In the 1960s, Ayers was a founding member of the radical Weather Underground group that planned and carried out a series of bombings of federal buildings, including the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol, to protest against the Vietnam War.

The group. which is no longer in operation, was labeled a "domestic terrorist group" by the FBI, and Ayers and his wife, Bernadine Dohrn — also a Weather Underground member — spent 10 years on the run as fugitives in the 1970s. Federal charges against them were dropped due to FBI misconduct in obtaining evidence against them. Since then, both Ayers and Dohrn eventually became university professors in Chicago, where Ayers continues to be an education professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

So what's the connection between Obama and Ayers?

They're neighbors.

They live on the same city block in Chicago. They're also interested in similar charities to which they both served on the boards of. Most major news publications, including the New York Times ( which Palin cited as the source of this information) have not found any solid connection between either men.

I urge you dear readers to take this information and pass it on. There are so many people, colleagues and friends even, that are so nervous about electing a black president that they use these ludicrous and baseless accusations to defend their reasons for not voting for Obama.

Don't let this happen!

Inform everyone who will listen about the disgusting, merciless and distorted propaganda that the Republicans are inundating you with every chance that they get. Don't let them get to you, stay informed. Doubt all of their claims, double check the " facts' that they tell you. We live in a digital age, information is at our fingertips.

I can't speak for Obama, but I know that this country is imperfect. I know that with people like Sarah Palin, John McCain and the entire Bush administration, palling around with each other and gambling with our livelihoods and well-being, this country will continue to fall apart.

We need change and we need it now. The kind of change that the McPalin team brings is one of rewriting history to cast Obama in a negative light. The kind of change that Obama will protect and support our financial and national securities, both as individuals and a nation.

Which option makes more sense to you?

I am angered this morning that the media has let Sarah Palin off the hook about her performance in the Vice Presidential debate last night. How can you claim that she did a good job when she was shaking like a leaf, avoiding questions, answering questions about questions that were never asked and repeatedly used phrases such as " darn it".

My personal colloquial favorites of Sarah Palin that she used during last night's debate are " Say it ain't so Joe", " Joe- six-pack""doggone" and her persistent abuse of the English language as she dropped all the "ings" off of words ending in -ing. " Gettin", "Hopin"," Prayin", "Thinkin".

I'm thinkin' she doesn't know jack squat about being a national leader, or grammar for that matter.

She's nauseating. I was waiting for Tina Fey to scream " Live from New York it's Saturday night!" throughout the debate. That's how ridiculous she sounded!

Is this how a Vice President should speak? America, is this how we want an elected leader to come across to international leaders? Is Sarah Palin who we want to chose to represent us to the world? Please excuse me while I dry heave!

I don't hurl acclaim at anyone just because they didn't " mess up". You don't have to mess up to have lost the debate. You have to defend the Bush policies that McCain voted for, champion his tax breaks for corporate America, promise to "strengthen" No Child Left Behind, and read off of the cue cards that the McCain team has been tirelessly working on this past week for you.

Your star is fading Governor Palin. You are unqualified, inexperienced and lack any substance or depth. You are returning to Alaska to your family for a spell. Enjoy that time and please do us all a favor... stay there.

You don't have to be an avergae American to represent the voices of average Americans.I don't want " Joe six-pack" or Annie-get-your-gun in the White House. I want a strong, qualified and experienced leader. I want Barack Obama to be our next president, and so should you.

Gwen Ifill, the managing editor of "Washington Week" and senior correspondent for "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is set to moderate the Vice Presidential debate between Delaware Senator, Joe Biden and Alaska governor, Sarah Palin.

Ifill, an accomplished journalist and author of an upcoming book "The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama," has come under harsh criticism both in the media and the blogosphere. Critics claim she is "biased" and will be "unfair and imbalanced" during tonight's debate.

Hmmm.... she is a successful, educated and acclaimed woman of color who has written a book about black politicians in America. Therefore, is it the color of her skin that lends her to be " biased"?

Wouldn't Jim Lehrer, her counterpart on his show, have been biased towards Barack Obama and favored McCain in last Friday's debate? Jim like McCain, is an old white guy?

What if Gwen Ifill favors Sarah Palin because they are both women?

Hurling accusations of of bias, simply because an individual either shares political beliefs and or physical characteristics of another candidate is as ridiculous as the idea of Sarah Palin having any place within the White House.

Don't be fooled America. This is just another stunt the McCain team is pulling to make us feel bad for Palin. They would like us to believe that she is a newbie in terms of her experience with political debates. Yes, she's currently so "unprepared" that the McCain team has her in debate boot camp in Arizona.

DO NOT BE FOOLED! Palin is an experienced, sharp-tounged debater who has debated twice during her run for Governor of Alaska. She is not a novice. Don't fall for the McCain's team representation of her as a poor, helpless, inexperienced debater.

They want you to think that so when Palin tries to rip Biden a new one, you think she's a " maverick".

Keep this in mind when you watch the debate. she is a snake in the grass. And, no matter what she says tonight, she is still ignorant, inexperienced and completely unqualified for the role of the Vice Presidency.

Eight years ago, I jokingly remarked to my then college roommates that “you know it must be bad, when I'd rather have John McCain in office than George Bush."

It was sobering for me at the time to realize that George W. Bush was such a pitiful, ignorant, arrogant and completely unqualified candidate that I would prefer another Republican over him. From what I now understand about John McCain, it's almost implausible that those words would ever come out of this “democraddicts" mouth.

I'm sad, oh so very, very sad, to have to admit that I'm having déjà vu all over again.

For those loyal, dear readers, my critical perspective of Sarah Palin has been expressed on at least a weekly basis. I can't stand her. I refuse to mince words anymore, she's an idiot.

Yes, an idiot, a huge idiot. Now, thanks to Katie Couric's interview last week, the whole nation knows what a moron she is.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's depiction of that interview ( see Katie Couric's Sarah Palin interview,http://wwwcbs.com, while you're at it check out the SNL parody on http://www.nbc.com) was not as far-fetched and exaggerated as the interview itself. As I watched the skit last Saturday, I had to turn to some of my friends and tell them “this is what she actually said".

She is a joke, yet I am NOT laughing, I'm ripping my hair out!

Palin's ignorance hints at that of another whopper of a numb nut, fellow Republican and Vice President to George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle.

We can all remember the “‘potatoes" incident right? If you're interested in brushing up on his ridiculousness, check out this site: http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Dan_Quayle/. It's filled with his ludicrous quotes.

I'd be interested to see how Republicans view Quayle now. I'm sure it will be the same as how they will view Palin in the future, a worthless, unqualified dummy who should have no place in politics.

I was originally excited about the thought of Palin being embarrassed on a national stage this coming Thursday in her scheduled debate with Democratic vice Presidential nominee, Joe Biden. However, McCain's team isn't as stupid as their VP candidate; they have Palin in “debate boot camp" in Arizona even as we speak.

That being said, please be cognoscente of the canned-answers, blanketed, sentimental statements, irrelevant and distracting comments and baseless accusations that Palin will make. I'm sure by Wednesday night; Palin will be reciting them in her sleep.

Please, don't let McCain's hard work on Palin this week pay off. Read between the lines, even though she lacks the ability to, she should have no place on a national stage. She should no place in the executive office.

Neither should John McCain.

I waited for Friday night's debate like a child eagerly awaits Christmas morning. To me, the debates are like the super bowl of the election. I plant myself in front of the tv and enthusiastically cheer on my team, the Democrats, and their captain, Barack Obama.

I felt badly for both candidates as there was no honest and accurate way that either of them could comment on the bailout plan. Essentially, they're both working for the same team, Congress, and they have to be team players here. Both of them will " score" if Congress is able to pass this bill. They can't come across as a politician who cannot work across party lines.

The debate itself was a bit of a bore. However, having briefed myself on McCain's temper only hours before ( see previous article on McCain's Top Ten Blowouts), I was gearing myself up for major blowout number eleven. Seen as how just the day before the debate, McCain was telling Congressional members of his own party " Fuck you!" during a formal meeting, it seemed likely that he wouldn't be able to contain himself in front of his opponent.

Sadly, he didn't have an outburst. However, during the split screen, McCain's reactions to Obama's comments, which included teeth clenching, erratic laughing and a whole lot of huffing and puffing, led me to believe that at any moment, his head would explode. I can just picture it now, Obama and moderator Jim Lehrer covered in McCain's, still- fuming brain matter.

Alas, his head did not explode either. However, I'm very worried about McCain's blood pressure. If a simple debate between his Congressional colleague could elevate your stress that much, what would a serious international crisis do to him? What if he were to have to negotiate between an unfamiliar and hostile world leader? He couldn't even continue to carry on with his campaign last week in the wake of this country's financial nightmare. How is he going to hold up to the consistent stress that a president is under twenty four hours a day?

My prediction: not well.

Is this how a president should act?... Here's what I found when I was advised to google " McCain's Top Ten Blowouts" :

As former GOP Senator Rick Santorum put it, "Everybody has a McCain story." Over his tenure in Congress, McCain has had angry, expletive-laced exchanges with a number of his colleagues and peers,- both Democrat and Republican alike- many of which have been covered extensively by local Arizona and nationwide news sources. Below are the ten most notable among them.



10. Senator Ted Kennedy - On August 6, 1993, the Boston Globe ran a story detailing a heated verbal exchange between Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy and McCain. Kennedy was at the lectern delivering remarks, when McCain began walking toward him from across the Senate floor, mocking the Massachusetts legislator. McCain shouted at Kennedy to "shut up." A stunned Kennedy fired back at McCain, telling him, "you shut up...and act like a Senator."



9. Democratic Rep. Marty Russo (D-IL) - In its December 1985 issue, Atlantic Monthly described an altercation that took place just a few years after McCain had been elected to the House for the first time. Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) found himself in the crossfire between the two Congressman, who were angrily shouting "seven-letter and twelve-letter" epithets back and forth at one another, when the exchange became violent and they began pushing and shoving one another. The two were separated from their tangle by a few other legislators who were nearby.



8. Former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson - Newsmax, the "conservative perspective" political publication run by Chris Ruddy, didn't cut McCain any partisan slack in a July 2006 article, in which it recounted a dust-up between McCain and some local government officials in his home state. Speaking at a luncheon at which McCain was in attendance, former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson was among a group of local mayors fielding questions from the Arizona Congressional delegation about local land issues. In the midst of one answer from Johnson, who helmed the city from 1990 to 1994, McCain blurted out, "Hold it a minute. Somebody write down everything this guy has to say. You know what, we need to record him. It's best to get a liar on tape."



Taken aback, Johnson offered the Senator a chance to speak privately, saying, "Senator, if you have a problem with me, why don't we go out in the hallway and talk about it."



McCain fired back: "You're God-damn right I have a problem with you! They've been treating you like a princess in Phoenix while they've been burning me over this damn deal, and I'm sick of it!"



7. Unidentified GOP Senator - Accounts of McCain's outburst at a Senate GOP policy lunch has reached near-epic proportion, having been written about by just about every blog and news site from Newsmax, to DailyKos, to the Huffington Post, to Wonkette, and so on. During a vitriolic exchange between McCain and another unnamed Senator who took a position contrary to that of his colleague from Arizona. McCain became infuriated, jumping from his chair and calling his fellow Republican a "shithead," prompting an immediate demand for an apology. McCain stood up again and issued it...sort of. "Okay, I apologize," he said. "But you're still a shithead."



6. Senator Pete Domenici - Newsweek's February 21, 2000 edition highlighted an exchange between McCain and Republican Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico, Chairman of the Budget Committee. In staunch disagreement with a particular portion of a budget amendment, McCain exploded. "Only an asshole would put together a budget like that." Domenici, who'd been in the Senate nearly 30 years by that point, gave a restrained reply, noting that even in the most heated debated throughout his entire career, no one had ever used that kind of language toward him. McCain didn't back down. "I wouldn't call you an asshole unless you really were an asshole."



5. Unidentified GOP Senator- In 2006, Ron Kessler of Newsmax wrote that much of McCain's unpopularity in the Senate stems from his 2000 campaign, when the vast majority- in fact, all but four- of his colleagues backed George W. Bush in the GOP primary. One of McCain's top aides recounted a telephone conversation between McCain and another Senator, who was explaining that he'd already committed to supporting Bush. When he finished, McCain bristled. "Fuck you," he said, and hung up, never to speak to him again.



4. Senator Strom Thurmond - In an article titled "Senator Hothead," The Washingtonian recounted one particular encounter between McCain and then-92-year-old Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. McCain was giving an opening statement at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing when Thurmond, the committee chairman, interrupted to inquire as to whether McCain was finished so that the proceedings could be moved along. McCain glared at Thurmond and thanked him for his "courtesy." McCain later confronted Thurmond on the Senate floor, and a "scuffle" ensued. "The two didn't part friends."



3. Senator Chuck Grassley - The same Newsweek article that outlined McCain's confrontation with Domenici pointed to a similar incident with Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa. The two were debating issues related to soldiers who had been reported Missing In Action in Vietnam. After a blistering commentary by McCain, Grassley took offense. "Are you calling me stupid?" he asked.



McCain didn't miss a beat. "No, I'm calling you a fucking jerk."



2. Senator John Cornyn - On May 18, 2007, The Washington Post reported that McCain had locked horns with another one of his GOP colleagues, this time Senator John Cornyn of Texas. The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill of 2007 had caused an enormous rift among Republicans, and the two Senators found themselves on opposite sides. Cornyn objected to a provision of the bill that allowed for what he perceived as too many judicial appeals for illegal immigrants. McCain called his objections "chicken shit" and accused Cornyn of making petty tactics to sabotage the whole bill. Cornyn took immediate offense.



"Wait a second here. I've been sitting in here for all these negotiations and you just parachute in here on the last day. You're out of line."



Then McCain, who'd been spending a lot of time away from Washington on his presidential campaign, got a little more out of line. "Fuck you!" he shouted. "I know more about this than anyone in this room!" McCain apologized shortly afterword.



1. His Own Wife, Cindy McCain - In his new book, The Real McCain, Cliff Schecter, a journalist and frequent contributor at the Huffington Post related perhaps the most disturbing of McCain's tirades. During his 2000 White House bid, the Senator was joined on the campaign trail by his wife, Cindy, his aides, and three journalists who spoke to Schecter on condition of anonymity, but independently confirmed each other's accounts of the incident. Cindy McCain playfully ran her fingers through the Senator's hair and teased, "You're getting a little thin up there." McCain reddened and fired back, "At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollup, you cunt." After he'd cooled down, McCain apologized, saying he'd had a long day.

As I typed in “Gallup Poll” in my search engine, I had an almost childlike excitement as I awaited the results. John McCain’s recent “determination” to resolve our country’s recent financial crisis and “ suspension” of his campaign to make it a top priority has turned my stomach enough to assume that Obama would have a whopping lead in the polls.

I was wrong.

The Gallup Poll shows that they are tied.

John McCain has dropped everything, including his campaign, in order to save our nation from the current financial nightmare that we are in. Senator McCain, you have my sincerest and deepest gratitude as I know that participating in Congressional meetings and sessions is your top priority. You want to stand up for the American people and make sure that our voice is heard.

However, if participating in Congressional sessions has always been your top priority, then why haven’t you voted in one since last April? I’m sure he could have been there to pass measures that may have prevented some of this mess, but he wasn’t, and he didn’t.

Senator McCain, how exactly do you view the role of the president? A president is at work 24/7 for the duration of their term. Yes, you do have to be able to prioritize, however you also have to be able to multi-task. Our economy is in the toilet, but that is not our nation’s only pressing problem. Your decision to suspend your campaign is letting the American people know that you are not capable of handling pertinent, national issues and crises simultaneously.

Also, why is he trying to delay the debate? If he is confident in his experience and qualifications, then how is he not able to defend them on a public stage? Furthermore, if his is so sure of your Vice Presidential Candidate, Sarah Palin, then why won’t his campaign allow her to speak with reporters? Is it because her comments have proven her inexperience, lack of insight and qualifications to be Vice President?

There is no debating the fact that John McCain’s actions, or should I say inactions, only reinforce the fact that he is not the one capable of leading this country in the right direction.

Silence is golden right McCain? Unfortunately, last time I checked, gold wasn’t worth much.

Neither are you.

America, any doubts that you may have about the state of Sarah Palin's soul, can now be put at ease!

Yesterday, a youtube video was posted that showed Sarah Palin being blessed before her bid to become governor in 2005. In her hometown church , the Wasilla Assembly of God, Palin was showered with blessings, inluding protection from "witchcraft"...phew!

In October, 2005, Bishop Thomas Muthee blessed Sarah Palin her in her preparations to run for governor of Alsaka :

" Come on, talk to God about this woman. We declare, save her from Satan... Bring finances her way even for the campaign in the name of Jesus... Use her to turn this nation around"

Palin spoke fondly of the pastor in a visit to her church this past June:

" Pastor Muthee was here and he was praying over me, and you know how he speaks, he's so bold" Palin said in regards to her blessing. " And he was praying ' Lord make a way, Lord make a way'...He said, ' Lord make a way and let her do this next step'. " And that's exactly what happened".

Yeah, thanks God, it happened.

I tried to find the video today but had no luck. Hmm...I wonder why?

I wish that I could be blessed enough to not have " evil do-ers" in the White House. You know, the Bush administration? The same one that John McCain voted with 90% of the time?

Well Sarah, you're witch-free and God apparently granted you with some campaign funds. Hey, he even got you elected as Governor right? So then Sarah, if God is not too busy filling your pockets and warding off evil, can you ask him to throw some money towards our economy? Say, $700 Billion dollars or so?