Happy Mortal

Two thousand years from now, will billions look to Iraq's constitution as a foundational document, while the U.S constitution is only remembered by a few as that which provided its form?

The first press conference of president elect Barack Obama has come and gone. The blogosphere appears nonplussed.

However, I do know one thing: we let the last eight years happen. We stood back and let the Neocons take away our freedoms, take us to war, and take up the weapon of torture.

When my interest intersects your interest--whether we agree or disagree--we are faced with the specter of socialism.

That's when it started to sink in. Barack Obama is president elect of the United States of America. The words started to carry new connotations. President is no longer a word to be ashamed of. The United States of America no longer has to be a farce.

I am tired of old Republicans saying that young people are supporting Barack because of celebrity appeal--both his own and the celebs' that support him. First of all, many people support Obama besides Ben Affleck and Nicole Richie. Who? Um . . . Let's see . . .

Amidst the reheated rhetoric of the final presidential debate, McCain brought up a new character named Joe. This was not Biden, Lieberman, or even Six Pack, this was The Plumber.

"I can't believe that just because Sarah Palin is a woman, and a mother, they think that women will vote for her. It's insulting. She speaks in word salad for crying out loud! My parakeet speaks in more complete sentences!!"