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 »

Observations on the Political Speeches Last Night: John McCain is a Kinda Creepy, Hillary is Finally Hillary, and  Barack is Just Plain Cool!

John McCain should not have listened to the advice he received last night:  SMILE!

It was unnatural.  There were moments when it seemed the teleprompter must have parenthetically included:  Smile right NOW and Look At The Camera.  The smile was forced out like a painful delivery and somewhat sinister.  Continue Reading »

When someone has no good reason to say something, they might be saying more than you think.

As I got to thinking who would win the November elections (Barack, Hillary, McCain) today, I thought of the words John Edwards spoke to Wolf Blitzer while he was still in the race…”I am the most electable of the three of us in the general election.” Continue Reading »

Barack Obama, Jack Bauer, and Vicky’s Father

“He’ll have you be a Communist before you leave this house,” Vicky’s mother said to me as I entered their house for a weekend stay in Paysandu, Uruguay.  She was referring to her husband, who is a member of the Frente Amplio party in Uruguay.  He was also tortured. Continue Reading »

Hillary’s Hyprocrisy

I awoke, admittedly a little worse for the wear after last night’s St. Patty’s festivities, to this article on CNN:  Clinton says she’s only candidate who can end war.

Hillary is George Bush in reverse. Continue Reading »

President Bush/Whitehouse:

I hope that this email falls into the hands of someone with authority. Continue Reading »