Book Review: “The Audacity of Hope”

At times I had to remind myself that this was Obama’s book and these were Obama’s words, and not the thoughts and words from an historian or philosopher. Or maybe Obama should just be added to the list of such people…
I don’t think it’s difficult- after reading this excellent book- to realize Obama’s capacity to [...]

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President-Elect

Congratulations to Barack Obama, who yesterday was elected to be the 44th President of the United States of America!
Lets put aside politics and partisanship for a moment… and regardless of political party or doctrine, there’s got to be a sense of immense satisfaction in every American citizen today.  Without hesitation, I can say it’s an [...]

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Tied to a leg of Sisyphus

The struggle mounts… this election thing has got me scared of my own urges, afraid of the facts I’ve yet to confront.  My political peripheral vision is truncated by certain facts I wish not to heed; and blurred by ideals and ideologies I’ve grown scared to harbor.
This race has tired my soul already, and I [...]

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Obama!

Although I’m still wholly undecided in the 2008 political arena, I take great pleasure in the fact that Barack Obama took Iowa! I just don’t feel comfortable with Hillary Clinton- I don’t like her tone when she speaks, I don’t like the fact that she resembles and embodies the “establishment”, and frankly I don’t [...]

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