We're in a depression. More evidence from Wave 3 TV news here in Louisville.
I would add to that the fact that the number of people at the closest "Dare to Care" food bank (free, "fresh" food) has increased from about 30-40 a year ago to over 80 today and gradually clmbing.
McCain will simply make things worse even IF (and it's a big if) he doesn't start more wars we can't win.
Obama must win and carry a lot of Democratic congressional reps with him.
I'm posting a few links to Newsmax. I read it every day to determine what kind of stories (many of them actually are true) are being told on Newsmax.
An example of a typical headline might be something like, "The Coming Obama Created Stock Market Crash."
Here are some literal titles and their links. Realize these are the same folk who brought you "Iraq: the Non Movie."
"U.S. Intel: Iran Plans Nuclear Strike on U.S."LINK
More in extended.
Read More »The Chicago Tribune has an IQ test for knowledge about John McCain. I didn't do that well; but I think ONE of the answers is wrong.
You can find it here and take it yourself:
Frank Rich on Obama's win. Even though I post a lot on other folks' blogs, I don't write that many from scratch. After all Frank Rich is a trained writer; and I'm a tired preacher.
Anyway, here is a link to Frank Rich's column in todays New York Times:
for your help in getting McCain some extra votes from those who are information challenged.
You'll see what I mean here:
It's time to get used to who the next POTUS will be: Barack Obama.
Read the news from the newspaper here:
My Mama taught me the same thing. What did their mothers teach those Hillary supporters who don't think she's getting a fair shake when she got more than she deserved out of her conniving the votes in Michigan and Florida after agreeing to discount them?
This is worth watching if you haven't:
The Kentucky Democratic Party issued a statement about the excitement we feel for this fall's general election in Kentucky.
The most exciting part is the replacement of Senator Mitch McConnell.
You can read more in the extended post.
Read More »I just read a wonderful article by Elizabeth Edwards about the press and how it is failing the electorate. In it she cites the campaigns of several candidates on both sides of the aisle and how the press handled their coverage of those campaigns.
Before you go to the article (if you haven't already read it) think about whether you know more about Obama's bowling scores than his healthcare plan.
Talking Points Memo has something interesting that again shows the two-faced attitudes of the Clinton camp as a whole.
You'll find it here: