My Country First

After months of listening to the venomous attacks on Barack Obama by the McCain campaign to say nothing of witnessing McCain's hypocrisy's I'm ready to follow McCain's advice and put my country first. On November 4th I will cast my ballot for Barack Obama .

Corporate Welfare

Some economists call the recent economic stimulus checks a form of welfare. Now we have the spectacle of banks lining up for government cash. Aren't financial institutions accepting a form of welfare? Government programs designed to help individuals are smeared as welfare but the infusion of government cash to rescue financial institutions is couched in all sorts of benign economics jargon. Lets face it, cash infusions by the government to financial institutions is corporate welfare!

Colin Powell's Endorsement of Barack Obama

Lost in Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama were his comments on the rumors spread by right wing Republicans that Barack Obama is a Muslim. As Powell emphasized , Obama is not a Muslim , he is a Christian. If he were a Muslim - so what! Powell reminded us that this is America where people of all faiths live and serve this country. Muslims should not be confused with Jihadists, as Christians should not be confused with Crusaders. The candidacy of Obama is a wake up call for this country. The election of Obama will demonstrate to the world that this is a great democracy where religion, race and ethnic background do not play a dominant role in how we govern our country. He who can govern best is the only criteria for electing the next President of the United States and Barack Obama has amply demonstrated that he is that person.

The End Is Near

When I chose " the End Is Near" as a title I had in mind less than four weeks until Election Day. It could also indicate a nightmare where McCain/Palin emerge victorious. Then indeed the end will be near. On the more positive side, hopefully the next few weeks will fly by. I'm tired of Campaign 2008. Much too long. Too long on negative campaigning, too short on realistic programs. I anticipated that the Republicans would manufacture an October surprise . If Palin was that surprise I'll bet they want to put her back in the Cracker Jack box. The Republicans did however unintentionally generate a blockbuster surprise - the financial crisis! Try as they may, they can't put that back in the Cracker Jack box. Not surprisingly,the financial crisis has given Obama a chance to demonstrate to the country that good judgement trumps experience any time. Its beginning to look like Barack Obama will take up residence in the White House and that is what this country needs .