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Are people really making this big a deal about the fact that Obama shook Chavez’s hand.  People are freaking out because Venezuela is a socialist country and Chavez is kind of crazy and hates America.  Their human rights record sucks and they’re against everything we’re for economically.  This isn’t anything we didn’t already know.
There’s another [...]

Just a few initial thoughts following the call for Obama’s win.
The reality and enormity of the moment is really starting to sink in.  We, as a country, have just overcome a huge hurdle in terms of acceptance in this country.  The election of an African American to the White House is something I always assumed [...]

For the first time in my life I’m living in a battleground state during an election and I have to say that I’m kind of enjoying it. You think there’s something wrong with me don’t you?
You’re probably right.  I’m picking up the phone when the caller ID says “unknown,” hoping that its someone doing a [...]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock or completely don’t care about the election you know that Colin Powell just endorsed Barack Obama for president.  This announcement is a pretty big deal.  Powell is a prominent republican who is admired by people on both sides of the aisle, and is likely to make some voters [...]

You can go to any number of news websites for super, in-depth analysis so I’m just going to give a few quick impressions I had from the debate.
I’m not sure why everyone keeps saying that McCain is so good in townhall style forums.  He seemed as awkward as he always looks to me.  I thought [...]