Last night, John McCain and Barack Obama appeared together at the Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation dinner.  They poked fun at each other, and themselves, in a night filled with political celebrities raising money for charity.

Their speeches highlight a great tradition of competitive friendliness as they laugh at, and with, each other.  It is hard to believe that the previous evening they were going at each other so intensely.  Continue Reading »

I usually never discuss who I vote for.  There is a reason for that:  As a Republican-leaning independent, I would normally vote Republican.  Having lived in San Francisco for many years, you could not have a rational discussion with anyone if you voted Republican-they are all Democrats or Green Party.  And San Franciscans, though open-minded about a lot of things, are not politically open-minded.

I am only talking about how I voted this year because this election is so important.  In the beginning, I liked both candidates.  In the end, I voted for Continue Reading »

Last Sunday, I watched the U.S.A. win the Ryder Cup, a victory spearheaded by an unlikely individual named Boo Weekley, a victory that made all who watched proud of our Americans, and our America.  We saw all of the characteristics that made our country great:  tenacity, teamwork, honesty, competitiveness, friendship, and fun, lots of fun.  I felt great.

Later that same night, I watched 60 minutes which featured an interview with John McCain.  This depressed me.  Continue Reading »

As I watched John McCain and Barack Obama on 60 minutes last night, I realized what my new commander-in-chief is going to command me to do most often:  “Look!” Continue Reading »

Driving home late last night, I noticed many flags along the road at half-mast.  Hmmm, why is this?  Then I remembered the significance. 

Today is the anniversary of 9/11.  

We’ll often here people say:  “One man can’t change the world.”  Well, one man can change the world and one man did change the world.  But he changed it for the worse.

He changed it seven years ago.  Continue Reading »

In a late night move designed to steal momentum from the Democrat National Convention, John McCain announced his vice-presidential candidate.  He has selected Harold Eugene Ford, Jr., the current chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee. Continue Reading »

Obama Loses the Black Vote

This email is appearing in email inboxes throughout America. Is it Racism or Good Ole’ Boy fun? Comments are welcome below.

If you have not seen Paris Hilton’s rebuttal to John McCain’s commercial, take a look below.  You’ve got to give her credit–she’s pretty good: Continue Reading »

As Barack Obama has earned the Democratic nomination, we have to ask the question: 

Will America vote for a black president?

It is a question that should never have to be asked, but sadly it is a question that must now be examined.

I hope that the answer is yes.   

As I watched and reacted to the final Democratic primaries, I was filled with the hope of a new time ahead, a new destination for our country.  If Barack Obama’s speech was filled with electricity, John McCain’s speech was fossil-fueled.  There is no way Barack could lose this election.

Unless…unless there are too many people like Jim: Continue Reading »