I refuse to take the position that I’m too virtuous to be involved. The view that the system is corrupt and therefore one should simply stay on the sidelines and sneer or weep is the kind of passivity that corporatism encourages and which is so destructive to democracy.

If you don’t like the news, go out and make some of your own.

Perhaps I’m wrong and it’s merely media coverage on the media I listen to that has changed. I would really enjoy being hopeful again.

Chandelle: I find the democrats to be barely less conservative than republicans. I’m a registered Green.

Craig: this came up at Feministing recently and it’s a sticky issue.

I probably won’t be voting. I want a “None of the above” option. I refuse to vote for a lesser evil and support a system that I believe to be 100% corrupt and broken. I guess that makes me a bad citizen. Sigh.

The fact that he was so quick to help make amends after Biden’s questionable racial remarks demonstrates that Obama is not about condemning people for not already being enlightened about race. Rather, he understands deeply that overcoming prejudice and stereotypes about the “other” is an extremely difficult task for all of us across the board, and we need to come together to work on it.

Additionally, rather than focusing on the usual media show/circus, I would recommend reading Obama’s books. I’m very unhappy with some of the politics that have gone down in the past month or so, but I’ve read The Audacity of Hope, and I’m almost done with Dreams from My Father, and I’m very impressed. I trust him as a leader.

This man is brilliant. And I don’t mean in a “let me tell you how I know all the right answers” kind of way, but rather in an “I understand how complex these problems are and I’m going to do everything to open my eyes and ears and brain to understand” kind of way. It’s not just hype. I’ve traditionally been a third-party voter, but I’ve never seen a candidate in any party I’m more excited to vote for than this one.

“Here is the truth: fighting a war without end will not force the Iraqis to take responsibility for their own future. And fighting in a war without end will not make the American people safer.

So when I am Commander-in-Chief, I will set a new goal on day one: I will end this war. Not because politics compels it. Not because our troops cannot bear the burden- as heavy as it is. But because it is the right thing to do for our national security, and it will ultimately make us safer.”

His stance on women’s includes being pro-choice, in favor of equal pay for equal work, fighting gender violence, and fighting poverty for women and children, who are the largest percentage of the poor in the USA. He supports health care for all those who want it (on that issue, I think most Democrats are doing a bit of hedging and not calling for single-payer health care).

I feel positive about this ticket. If Obama-Biden would inherit a 555 billion surplus instead of a 9.5 TRILLION deficit they would be able to accomplish so much more. As it is, they will have to spend a lot of time just cleaning up the mess. And I think they can do it.