On January 16, 2008 I chose to support Barack Obama for President. Today, my reasons ring as true as they did back then, but this one particularly stood out for me:
But Barack Obama has something more. He has the ability to transform the attitudes in this country from mistrust and fear to community and participation. [...]
Today Colin Powell stepped across party lines and endorsed Barack Obama for President. As part of his endorsement, he strongly criticized the tactics of the McCain/Palin campaign, particularly with regard to their current effort to paint Barack Obama as a terrorist.
One of the tactics that Powell strongly objected to was the current spate of [...]
Amazing. More than Qualcomm Stadium. Missouri, I love you.
Yes. We. Can.
Text of Senator Obama’s speech
Yep, you read it right. Wachovia, the same Wachovia that the Feds tried to force-sell to Citi for $1/share while screwing the shareholders and Wells Fargo Bank, is extending an 8 million dollar loan to the GOP for campaign activities to support GOP House candidates.
They deny credit and freeze assets of others, the feds try [...]
The Backstory
Once upon a time, people who wanted to buy a home saved their money, shopped for a house, and then asked a bank to loan them money. If the bank viewed them as a worthy risk, it loaned them the money, the house was bought, a mortgage secured, and payments made. In [...]
First reactions, beyond my identi.ca rants:
She indicated her support for the continued undermining of the Constitution by criticizing Barack Obama for supporting Miranda vs. Arizona
She ignored the fact that she cut funding for teen pregnancy support in Alaska while claiming family values.
She skipped over the fact that she cut funding for special needs children while [...]
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