Yes We Can!

We've heard enough from the media pundits this past week about how Sarah Palin has energized the GOP base. I didn't think the Democratic base would need energizing considering the broken state of our country, but recent polls might suggest otherwise. Therefore, ponder these phrases and consider how they make you feel:

RISING UNEMPLOYMENT -- MOUNTING NATIONAL DEBT -- DECLINING DOLLAR -- DEREGULATED HOUSING MARKET -- RECORD BANKRUPTCY -- FOUR- DOLLAR GASOLINE -- TRILLION DOLLAR WAR -- RE-EMERGING TALIBAN -- GLOBAL WARMING -- KATRINA -- TORTURE -- INFRINGEMENT ON CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS -- GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF PERSONAL CHOICES

If those phrases, those issues, don't make your blood boil then I won't call you unpatriotic -- that would be too vitriolic, too Rovian -- but I may question your grip on reality. Now think hard: which administration, which political party, has wrought such havoc on our country? The answer's pretty easy. 

No matter what John McCain tries to tell you, he is running as a Republican (not a maverick independent), he has supported George W. Bush's policies over 90 percent of the time, he is complicit in Bush's disastrous record, and he promises 4 more years of similarly horrific policies and results. This election is not about which candidate has a more compelling personal story, which candidate served in the military, or which candidate has more executive experience. This election is about ISSUES. And the fact of the matter is, John McCain has been on the wrong side of every major issue for the last 8 years. It's time for change, and by that, I mean real change -- not failed policies cloaked in the mantle of change. 

Make no mistake about it, this election will shape the direction of our country for many years to come.  If you look around and don't like the direction our country is going, if you look around and don't see the world you envisioned for your children and grandchildren, this is our collective opportunity to change things.  Bev and I urge all of you, wherever you may be -- especially those in the all-important swing-states (read: Virginia) -- GET INVOLVED: donate $5 to the Obama campaign, volunteer to register voters, SPREAD THE TRUTH, expose the lies, STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT.