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McCain says that the “rich” (i.e., people who should be in the upper tax bracket) are people who make $5M or more per year. Obama claims the number is closer to $250,000 per year. This isn’t surprising given their very different backgrounds. It also suggests to me that McCain is richer than rich and has [...]

Some think so. I reached out to the progressive Christians I know, and they did not know much about this. They don’t believe in Messianic and/or Evangelical teachings. I’d be fascinated to know more about this.
A snippet:
…this ad was not done by some campaign volunteer with a bit of editing experience for (as McCain suggests) [...]

Estephania sent me the DailyKos post about prominent Republicans who support Obama. She suggested I send it on to my parents.
An update on my dad and his voting tendencies: I spoke with my dad the other day at lunch time. I mentioned that I’d sent him Obama’s book and a few others. He told me [...]

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I’ve been sending my parents books over the last couple of years. It’s part of my secret plan to keep their minds engaged as they get older. I like giving them something other to do than just watch TV at night. My mom generally enjoys fiction, and my dad really digs political stuff. (Hrm, I [...]

I wa scrolling through my RSS news reader a few minutes ago and I read this headline from Fox News: Obama Polling Blues. So, I click through to the article and here’s the leading paragraph:
Does Barack Obama have a problem with the polls? Is his campaign less effective than it should be? Is there legitimate [...]

Barack Obama recently said there was a lot that each American could do to help conserve gas, like keep your tires properly inflated. McCain’s camp latched onto this supposedly false claim as Obama not knowing anything about energy policy. (Remind you of the negative response to Jimmy Carter’s plea for Americans to conserver energy?)
Well, a [...]

It’s not who you’d think, based on current Republican attack ads:

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The Right (and before that, the Clinton camp) have been trying to portray Obama as an elitist who is out of touch with the middle class. McCain’s campaign manager Rick Davis said this recently:
Only celebrities like Barack Obama go to the gym three times a day, demand “MET-RX chocolate roasted-peanut protein bars and bottles of [...]

I just donated money to the following:
Barack Obama
The DNC
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)
I’m still trying to figure out which is the best organization to donate to, for defeating the Prop 8, the California gay marriage ban. Any suggestions?
I plan on contributing to all five causes each month through November. [...]