The Economist Endorsement

Probably one of the more conservative magazines in the world, but they take a world view when it comes to the problems that need to be solved. Anyway here's smart commentary to their endorsement.

2012 Olympics

I follow Diamond because he keeps us up to date. For those that don't know, the 2012 Summer Olympics will be held in London. My wife and I will be there. That's our plan...

My head's about to explode

Between the incessant poll results and "Joe the Plumber" and "Tito the Builder" and new charges of anti-semitism and who knows what else I've missed, I just have to laugh and wonder where our country will be 4 years from now.  I get this sneaking feeling that 20% of America's population is going to ruin it for the rest of us.  This is an interview with a spokesman for John McCain. This is what's left of their campaign. This would make me ashamed of my country except I know others see through this stupidity as well.

T-5

Only 5 days before the US election and I've just donated another $50 to the Obama campaign.  So far, I have invested $250 in this campaign.

I hold no illusions that the McCain campaign could somehow pull this out in the last few days.  They are throwing up 5 to 10 attacks per day, trying to figure out what will stick.  They have some compelling arguments about Barack's past associations, however it's clear that most of these are based on fabrications or weak evidence.

It's clear that 20% of our population are Bush followers, another 20% cannot vote for Barack (for whatever reason), 10% are on the fence (independents), 10% have committed to Barack (as conservatives or indepedents), and 40% are firmly in Barack's camp.

It's the 10% on the fence that we're waiting to see how they'll vote.  Bottom line, Obama has to win a small percentage of their vote to win the presidency.  We'll see how this plays out.  Obviously the election is won state-by-state.

Hitch

I trust Christopher Hitchens' opinions more than anything.  This is a devastating account for John McCain and his pick for VP.  Please read.

Early voting in TX

It should be no secret from my last post or from my Google Reader shared items that I'm supporting the Obama ticket and cast my ballot today in early voting.  I actually like both candidates, but cannot respect McCain's judgement after his choice for VP.  Mark my words, this will go down in political history as one of the biggest blunders of all time.

By the way, this photo below is not doctored or photoshopped. 

Update:

Check out this Youtube:

MC Yogi: Obama '08 - Vote for Hope

This is a very effective video.