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I wrote a short email to Jonathan Alter immediately after he wrote about the Obama win in Iowa and how African-Americans were sitting on the fence. He wrote about how the race was "Obama's to lose." He echoed other political pundits and news media who were saying the same thing. Never did they say it might be a fluke. Nonetheless, my email predicted that the Clintons would use race, in particular, to marginalize Sen. Obama from his broader support. I didn't expect it to be as transparent as it was. I thought the tricks would be more under-handed, more surreptitious. I actually expected bold-faced lies. What they used were media-spin distortions of Obama's words. Either way you cut it, I think the Clintons have succeeded in making Obama "just the usual black candidate running for President" instead of the biracial candidate who had put it all together, the money, the message, the look. And, as we've seen with the numbers from Nevada, they have used their political muscle to make the black Democratic voting bloc a useless monolith that becomes the death knell for Obama's "Americans all" theme.

The country may not be ready for a black President or a biracial President. But we can all thank Mr. Obama for planting the seed of "color-blindness" and "content of character" that are the underpinning of our Bill of Rights...equal access to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." The Iowa victory--and the team who believes in these ideals enough to back Obama--have moved us forward, regardless of the outcome of this nomination battle. History will show that we will become a better nation because of Mr. Obama's "audacity."
His campaign is not about black or African-American progress, it is about America's progress. As a former political reporter, I hope my former colleagues recognize the significance of the Obama factor in this election and rise to a deeper analysis than I have seen thus far.

"Words are not actions," Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday night during a Democratic debate in New Hampshire, as she called for a "reality brake" on her rivals' rhetoric. "As beautifully presented and passionately felt as they are, they are not action."

"He believes he's a game-changer, but I don't believe the game has changed," said Rep. Tom Cole (Okla.), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, dismissing Obama's transformational pledges as naive. "It's captivating. It's intoxicating, but it's not going to last."

You would think these politicians would be for change like Obama , and talk the same way , instead of both coming out against Obama , and saying that Washington will never change .........hummmmm. Washington needs real Change , and if these who say it can't be done maybe don't want it to change ....hummm, maybe its to their best interest to be polarized rather than bipartisan , so they can keep pulling the tricks they have been .....humm....

Total Public Debt Outstanding; http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/NPGateway

01/03/1994 US Treasury Debt under Clinton 4,512,315,337,989.71

12/31/1999 5,776,091,314,225.33
12/29/2000 US Treasury Debt under Bush 5,662,216,013,697.37
12/31/2007 9,229,172,659,218.31
And the Debt dollars stop at the door of the US Consumer , and the Government , which still is relying on the US Consumer , and the Only beneficiaries from all these years are who ,,, WTO Trade partners , Government Officials , and Financial Organizations , that the Fed keeps pumping dollars back into every time Credit defaults loom , go figure ........Its time for some new Directions , that pack along with it some real Solutions . Go Get em Barack, hes the only one thats neutral , and won't be bought off by Big Money . And don't forget to tell everyone that the idea that Corporate Employees could Integrate their Work to their Home , and cut down the Driving on a weekly basis , and cut the gas consumption by 35% - 45 % in 2008-2010 , cut the Emissions , and Improve the quality of Life , and Profit from it to Boot , there is no reason that this would not work , with Secured Server Systems like today , and the Technologies that Corporate America uses today that could be used at Home to accomplish the same things , it would allow more people to stay home more days out of the work week , and cut the road travel down thus reducing Costs even in healthcare just because of the lower stress on Society . Just think what the money saved by the people that are able to practice this type of work function , the overall benefits would create solvent solutions . Rock and roll . Thanks and have a Great day in the USA .

"Republican candidates have learned how to "talk the language." They know that Christians are basically compassionate and trusting people, and therefore prone to being gullible and easily manipulated. They know that Christians have short memories and are desperate to be accepted at the king's table (largely a result of the church-growth movement and mega-church mentality).
It is at this point that much blame should be cast at the feet of the leaders of the so-called Religious Right. They have proven themselves to be much more interested in enriching their "ministries" (and themselves in the process) than they are in standing uncompromisingly for the truth. The infatuation with power and success has made them weak and vulnerable.
As a result, George W. Bush and Karl Rove have made mincemeat out of the Religious Right. They have shown everyone that once you win the support of the Christian Right with rhetoric, you can get by with just about anything. Christians are horrible at holding Republicans accountable.
Hence, neocon Republicans such as Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, Mike Huckabee, and even Rudy Giuliani are all currently receiving fractured support from the Christian Right. However, you can mark this down: the Christian Right (with few exceptions) will eventually coalesce around whoever wins the Republican nomination--no matter who it is. You see, it's all about political partisanship. Principles are only something we talk about during off-election years."

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