More than 1,500 crowded into a high school gymnasium in Springfield, MO today to hear Seantor Barak Obama speak.  It wasn’t the most exciting of speeches, in fact it seemed like it was written at the last minute, but it hit on the important topics and the audience seemed to respond.  They even boo John McCain!

Whoever walks into the White House next year is completely and utterly screwed. 

You know, history has a way of softening the failures of presidents, but it will be decades before President Bush will be remembered for anything other than being the worst president of the 21st century and American voters as the idiots who let their fears put this man in office for a second term. 

What is it about women named Monica being in the middle of Washington, DC scandals? No, it’s nothing so innocuous as late night, clandestine blow jobs in the oval office.  This Monica actually attempted to fill the Justice Department with lawyers who were true red Republicans and Bush lovers.  A hell of a lot more heinous than a little fellatio.

Talk about whiny!

When Senator Obama is on his game he can give one hell of a speech.  His speech in Germany is an example of just how great an orator he can be (with the help of same great speechwriters).  I’m sure the right will rip it apart and the nimrods on the left will continue to say he’s all talk and no substance, but this was one hell of speech.  President Bush could never sound this good.

Does the McCain campaign think voters are stupid?  Apparently so considering this asinine campaign ad.

It’s about time someone put a stop to the FCC’s reign of terror.

I have no problem with the FCC policing the airwaves; in fact, I wish we still had a more formal family hour on television.  However, they are going too far lately.  They’ve become little more than the personal lackeys of the right wing thought police.  When you consider that all modern television come with the V-chip and that millions of American view television through cable or satellite devices that have the ability to block any program, the FCC is becoming irrelevant.  These attempts to slap the wrists of the networks are pathetic attempts hold on to their power to decide what we can and cannot watch.

I’ve been saying for awhile that Clinton supporters need to move and get behind Obama.  Finally, some of Senator Clinton’s supporters are saying just that.  It’s long overdue.

Every day, on my drive to work, I go past a Super 8 Motel that’s had “We Support the Troops” on their sign for several years now.  Many times I’ve driven by that sign and thought, “What exactly do you do to support the troops other than put up that silly sign?”  In truth, I can find nothing that Super 8 does in support of the troops other than offer room discounts.  In addition, it never fails that I drive behind a car that has all kinds of bumper stickers including the ubiquitous yellow ribbon magnet that implores “Support the Troops!”  or the latest fad, “Pray for the Troops!”  I’m always annoyed by these bumper stickers because, once again, I come back to the same question, “What are you doing to support the troops other than paying some company for an overpriced magnet?”  Does that company support the troops?  I doubt it.

Whenever I read articles like this one it makes me realized that we aren’t doing enough to support out troops as they deal with multiple deployments, PTSD, injuries, and death.  Contrary to what the right wingers tell us, supporting the troops transcends politics, political parties, and politicians.  It doesn’t matter if you are for the war or anti-war.  It doesn’t matter if you’re Democrat or Republican.  Men and women have volunteered to serve their country and go to war when asked, yet we don’t do enough to support them when they come home both physically and mentally damaged; hell, we don’t do enough to support them when they deploy!  That needs to change, but in order for it to change we need people to speak out.

I have to say I’m not sure what to think of the Iraq PM’s “backing” of Senator Obama’s exit plan for Iraq.  On the one hand, I want us out of there, but only — only — when we can do so without leaving this huge vacuum that could allow Iraq to descend into chaos and make it easy pickings for al Quaeda.  We left Afghanistan too early when the Russians pulled out and look what happened there.  We reduced our presence in Afghanistan to wage war in Iraq and look what’s happening now.  I want them out, but I don’t want it turn into a disaster than can be held against a possible President Obama in 2012.

That being said, if we can get out of Iraq in 16 months and leave the country capable of taking care of itself then I’m all for it.  We are still needed in Afghanistan — we should never have reduced our presence there to take on Iraq.