“To those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president too.”

“This is our time to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and ( Read more... )

"OMG NO!  Obama's going to raise taxes!"

...Pfft.  McCain's going to raise individual taxes.  He even wants to invent new taxes, like taxing health care.

Obama wants to tax the 10% of businesses out there that net out over $250,000 a year.  90% of businesses are going to be unaffected, and neither will individuals be affected.

Here's what some people ( Read more... )

America used to be a great beacon of hope, a promised land that people would risk life and limb to find. People would try to float across the sea on a toothpick to join in our ideal. And that was when a liberal was in charge.

"Liberal" is not a profane word and should not usher sneers, wailing and gnashing of teeth -- especially during a time when ( Read more... )

The Anchorage Daily News is the largest Alaskan newspaper in circulation. We may not know much about Sarah Palin, but as she was their governor, the Alaskans do know a good deal about her. And, their largest newspaper just now, finally, endorsed a candidate for the election.

Guess who?

Anchorage Daily News: Obama For President

It makes me

1) There's this irrational fear I hear every once in a while that essentially says, "Obama is an undercover brother for Muslim extremist groups. They put him in place to become President and let more extremists into the country ( Read more... )

"The AP-GfK [Associated Press-GFK] polls show Obama winning among early voters, favored on almost every issue, benefiting from the country's sour mood and widely viewed as the winning candidate by voters in eight crucial states - Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia."
That's 6 out of 8 swing ( Read more... )