Early Voting Favors Democrats In Key States

Some good news for Obama in some key states!

"Just a week before a historic Election Day, registered Democrats in North Carolina are out-voting Republicans by a nearly 2-to-1 margin."

"As of Tuesday, at least 9,813,052 ballots had been cast in 31 states that allow early, in-person or absentee voting without having to provide an excuse. The figures are based on reports from state election officials. Of those votes, at least 1.2 million ballots have been cast by registered Democrats and at least 731,200 by registered Republicans." LINK

Polls - 9 Days Before The Election

These polls look great if you are a democrat. I cannot envision a
scenario where McCain-Palin can close this gap before election day. They are both too busy shooting themselves in their respective feet. The AP poll showing a one point lead for Obama is an outlier and has been criticized for some problems with its sampling technique.

McCain Campaign Worker Fakes Mutiliation!

I'm kind of thinking that the police were pretty suspicious of Ashley Todd's assault story when they saw that the letter "B" on her face was backwards! I guess she forgot about the whole mirror thing and that although it looked correct in the mirror it would look backwards on her friggin face. Matt Drudge was pushing this story hard. I'm not sure who wins the biggest idiot award in the last 24 hours - Matt Drudge or Rush Limbaugh? Hell with it; they can share the award. Credibility and accuracy have always been a low priority on right-wing radio shows and websites. LINK

Rush Limbaugh Is An Idiot

Limbaugh is now convinced, despite conclusive evidence to the contrary, that Barack Obama's birth certificate is illegitimate. It doesn't take much to convince this moron. He just needs to hear it and then he happily picks up the ball and runs with it.

"When you first announced this, you're gonna rush, you're gonna hurry, you're gonna make tracks, you're gonna get over there because you don't want your grandmother to die before you got there like your mother did, but somehow you keep campaigning, you take three days to get over there, if he's left yet. And this birth certificate business -- I'm just wondering if something's up. I have no clue, and I -- folks, I'm telling you, this has not reached the threshold until now, and it's now popping up all over the place."

This reminds me when Limbaugh showed no class or brains by spreading the misinformation about the Vince Foster suicide case when Clinton was in office. Foster's family was suffering enough trying to recover from that devastating tragedy and then Limbaugh has to put them through hell by going on a one-man campaign trying to sell the argument that Vince Foster was murdered. He was obsessed with this case and felt no need to restrain his opinion despite the fact that all evidence pointed to a suicide. As far as I know he never apologized for his reckless behavior pertaining to this case. I am amazed that people still listen to this guy. LINK

Michelle Obama Rocks "Republican" Pensacola

Michelle Obama packed the Pensacola Civic Center! I couldn't believe the size and enthusiasm of the crowd. I can't tell you how Republican this area is. My county (Santa Rosa) located just outside of Pensacola, Florida voted approximately 80% for Bush in the past two elections. I voted immediately after the rally and encountered a lot of Obama voters. I'm getting a little more optimistic that Florida is possible for Obama this year.

Crazy Lady Destroys Obama Sign - Owner Calls Cops!

I wondered how this guy had enough control not to smack down this right-wing wacko, but then I found out he is in a wheelchair. God I hope Obama wins and these people move to some communist country where they will feel right at home with their belief system.

Powell Endorses Obama!

In what could very well be the final nail in the coffin for the McCain-Palin ticket, Colin Powell today threw his support behind Barack Obama. It was both a ringing endorsement of Obama and a stinging indictment of McCain and Palin. Some key highlights:

On Obama: "He has both style and substance. I think he is a transformational figure," Powell said on NBC's Meet the Press.

"He has met the standard of being a successful president, being an exceptional president."

On McCain: He also harshly criticized some of McCain's campaign tactics, such as the robocall campaign linking Obama to former 1960s radical Bill Ayers.

"I know how you can go after one another and that's good. But I think this goes too far, and I think it has made the McCain campaign look a little narrow. It's not what the American people are looking for."

On Palin: "Now that we have had a chance to watch her for some seven weeks, I don't believe she's ready to be president of the United States." "And so that raised some question in my mind as to the judgment that Senator McCain made."

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Worst Presidency Ever Followed By Worst Campaign Ever

The continuing downward spiral of George Bush's Presidency is now being overshadowed by the failed, dishonest, and dishonorable campaign of John McCain and Sarah Palin. The complete and total failure of the Bush Presidency is fast entering colossal failure territory. He must be wondering if he can get out of town before the world's financial system completely collapses.

During this time of dire economic and financial crisis McCain's campaign has forever cemented it's place in history as the least coherent and most hate-filled campaign in modern U.S. Presidential election history. The silence of John McCain and Sarah Palin as the shouts of "Terrorist!" and "Off With His Head" are clearly heard during their respective campaign events is absolutely unforgivable. Only recently has John McCain began to begrudgingly try to calm his freaked out zealots when it became clear that a backlash was forming. It seems that the only way many of the the die-hard Republicans can rationalize the fact that the Democrats have the far superior candidate in this election is to demonize Obama with ridiculous accusations. McCain and Palin have fostered this atmosphere for weeks with their misleading ads and campaign remarks. And now they have created a frenzied open-season on Obama by their deafening silence.

The combination of a failed Presidency and a horrible campaign could very well result in an electoral college landslide for Obama in November. Moderate voters are likely to swing toward Obama as they see the results of Republican rule and Republican campaign tactics. After licking their wounds on November 5th the Republican party will need to do some serious soul searching or risk a form of irrelevancy for the foreseeable future.

Palin and Cheney Are Playing With My Head!

I don't know if the Republicans are messing with me or what, but I have been followed by Dick Cheney and Sarah Palin on two consecutive days. Yesterday while working on a project in New Orleans I got word that Dick Cheney was in town. And on my way back into Pensacola, Florida this morning I passed the Civic Center and saw CNN along with other news satellite trucks. I whip out my iPhone and see that Sarah Palin is coming to town today.

I'm thinking this is possibly part of the "domestic surveillance" program or an act of intimidation on the part of the Bush administration and the McCain campaign. Maybe they came across my blog and didn't like what they saw. I am curious how they knew about my blog though because I wasn't going to start promoting it until this coming weekend. Oh yeah, I forgot that they monitor everybody's internet habits, mail, phone calls, email, and reading list. It's all starting to make sense now.

It rained in New Orleans yesterday and it's raining here in Pensacola today. These two forces of darkness seem to bring dark clouds wherever they go. I'm tired and I plan to sleep through her campaign stop in Pensacola; that is if I don't get arrested for my free thinking and enthusiastic support of Barrack Obama. If this ends up being my last blog post, you guys please come looking for me in Guantanamo or in some secret foreign prison.

Why We Need Universal Health Insurance

This article at MSNBC.com cites specific cases of Americans who are rejected by insurance companies for healthcare coverage. The heartless and illogical exclusionary practices employed by health insurance companies against hard-working and often perfectly healthy U.S. citizens is a national disgrace which can no longer be tolerated. Read the linked article for a perspective that shows how our current broken system affects U.S. citizens on an individual individual level. LINK

Palin = Bush On Steroids

I'm really not up to it. What I'm saying is if Palin's butt somehow ends up plopping down on the chair in the Oval Office because McCain checks out of this life, I can't take another George W. Bush.

I can't take another President who doesn't read newspapers. What is really unbelievable is that I honestly believe that she couldn't think of a newspaper when she was asked by Katie Couric. I can't take another President who says "Nuke-U-Ler" instead of "Nuke-Lee-Er." I can't take another President who is absolutely clueless about foreign policy and needs to be schooled on the subject starting from ZERO knowledge. I can't take another religious fanatic, end-timer with his or her finger on the nuclear button. I can't accept another President/Vice President who thinks that the Vice President and President need more power; yeah, she actually spoke about an expanded role for the Vice President. I will not accept another President who is the one people think they would rather have a beer with; I know I'd have a lot better time knocking a few back with Obama anyway. I would be looking for the nearest exit within 30 seconds after listening to Palin's nasal voice drone on at a 3rd grade-level of conversation.

All I am absolutely sure of is that this country cannot survive another intellectually deficient President like George W. Bush. We need some brain power and competence in order to start cleaning up the destruction of our economy and repair our international standing. We need to restore the time when the United States stood for something by respecting the Constitution and representing excellence in this world. The last eight years have been a race towards the bottom in virtually every category both foreign and domestic. Sarah Palin looking over John McCain's shoulder is an unacceptable option. No George W. Bush in a dress. Time for folksy airhead Sarah to get on back up there to Alaska Doggone-it.