Will Obama Cleanse America?
November 4, 2008, will be remembered as the night Americans cried for joy. It was not only the hundred thousand partisan Chicagoans gathered in Grant Park that were moved to rapture. Good people across the nation wept with gratitude that America at last had taken a giant step to overcome its racism.
Barack Obama: The Challenges Ahead
Barack Obama unquestionably won the presidential elections in the United States. However, beyond his successful, well-organized and coherent electoral campaign, his overwhelming victory still leaves space for different interpretations.
Obama's Speech: Unity is the Theme
Striking a unifying theme, President-elect Barack Obama told a crowd of an estimated 1 million people in Chicago, Illinois and millions watching and listening around the world, that 'America is not and never has been just a collection of red states and blue states.'
Obama's Good Fortune
By the time this article is finished, it will be less than 24 hours before Barack Obama is elected President of the United States and thus forced, no doubt, to deal with the worst economic crisis ever to fall to the lot of any US heads of state right on Inauguration Day.
Pinch Me
Who among us is not at a loss for words? Tears pour out. Tears of joy. Tears of relief. A stunning, whopping landslide of hope in a time of deep despair.
Opinion: Ten Things to Consider in the Voting Booth
Barack Obama has shown modern leadership ability. He works collectively, makes decisions carefully, establishes broad policy outlines and then seeks specific policy solutions that fit the outline and changing conditions.
Georgia: Federal Court Intervenes in Handel's Voter Purge
ATLANTA - A three-judge federal panel ruled October 27, 2008, that Georgia should have sought approval from the U.S. Department of Justice before using Social Security and driver's license information to check the citizenship status of thousands of voters.
Recession Hammers Working Families
Most working families have felt tough economic times for several years now, but economists have refused to designate these conditions as a recession. A perfect storm of severe economic data has made it harder to deny, however.
Designing the Greener RV
Major RV manufacturers all report a downturn in sales since the price of fuel started to skyrocket a few years ago. A typical RV weighs more and gets worse gas mileage than an 18-wheeler truck.
McCain-Palin Campaign Dipped in Oil
With nine straight months of job losses, declining incomes, collapsing in consumer spending, rising in home foreclosures, and a contraction of the GDP, recession sees most working families preparing for the worst.
