"You know, if you're the president you only have two jobs: peace and money. That's it. I mean, it's like, what did Clinton do? We were at peace and we had a budget surplus. That's it. That's the gig. The closer you get us to those two goals, you know, that's pretty much the gig. Is that too much to ask for?"

That pretty much sums it up for me too. ( Read more... )

And it makes me want to sing

( Sing with me! )

From NY Times via Huffington Post:


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I love Crooks & Liars
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When I posted my neat "I voted for Obama because he's black" ecard, it was only meant in jest. I have more than enough reasons to vote for the man beyond skin color. But of course, I am not allowed my informed decision. I'm not smart enough to have other reasons. Although, I should apologize to Cynthia McKinney. I may have inadvertently dissed her ( Read more... )

Guess Who?

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Most of you know that Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States of America. And good for him. His endorsement was thoughtful and reasoned. Of course the Rush Limbaughs of the world are saying it's completely race based. *shakes head*

Mind you, I would be lying if there were not an element of race in my choice and even, I ( Read more... )

on why I have hope for this country no matter what. All this hemming and hawing about how we will be completely ruined by voting (fill in the blank) into office. I admit, it gets kind of scary when one side has too much control and you fear whether all politicians are self-serving. But the response to this bailout is showing me what I've always ( Read more... )