Sarah Palin has mocked medical research involving fruit flies in her attempt to convince us that she is stepping up to help special needs children. This is mind-blowingly stupid. This race should be 90 to 10 Obama, but somehow America's ultraconservatives cling to Palin despite her proud lack of curiosity.
Listen to this slide-show-story by Joe Klein and ask yourself whether Obama's approach reminds you of anything you've seen in American politics for the past few decades.
I'm still attending a consumer law conference in Portland Oregon. After today's sessions, I took a walk in the dark. As I often do, I brought my small consumer grade camera with me(SD1100IS). Here are some of the things I noticed while walking through downtown Portland tonight. Who would have…
Palin argues that Obama is trying to steal your freedom by stealing your money. He's essentially a Communist, and he wants to give your money to someone else, like they do in some other countries where people aren't free. Or so the argument goes (Huffington Post interprets Palin's rant similarly).…
I've made no secret of it: I believe Barack Obama has the best chance of unifying the country enough that we can make coherent decisions for the benefit of the majority of American citizens. If the polls are correct, it appears that Barack Obama has a very good chance of…