Jesse Jackson: The Dinosaur Roams Again

The dilemma formerly known as the "Jesse Jackson problem" might be the best thing going for Obama this week. No doubt Jackson is largely considered a dinosaur of the bad old days of big government and social handouts. The days when his star shone brightest left a significant chunk of blacks trapped in the inner city, giving rise to a ghetto culture that has possibly set race relations back about 20 years. Jackson has been fiddling while South LA burned. As he continues trying to force feed us his version of America where racism is the phantom of every perceived slight against a person of color, he and his band of goofballs like Al Sharpton have turned a blind eye to the enormous epidemic of black-on-black violence. Obama may possess the audacity to tackle real problems affecting blacks today, that remains to be seen, but he has not adopted Jackson's victim whine and cheese. No wonder JJ feels threatened by BO. For an interesting read on this, check out Patrick Healy's Political Memo.

Can McCain Catch Up on the Money Trail?

Barack Obama is beating John McCain 2 to 1 in the fundraising race, but McCain's camp assures us that he'll get caught up in time for November. See the LA Times article for details.

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Obama's Swing to the Right Has the Left Out Swinging

Ever since the Wall Street Journal opined that it was Obama who was running for George Bush's third, the left wing has been energized against the candidate's sudden swing to the right. SocialistWorker.org offered a scathing opinon piece that's well worth the read.

Obama in The Swamp Over Abortion

Obama may have been believed to be watering down his support for Roe v. Wade, but as we see in The Swamp today, he's clarified his position.

New Milford Man Wonders, Which Way Today, Mr. McCain?

Check out today's post by Stephen Herron in New Milford CT for an answer to his question.

Obama Only Needs 34 Electoral Votes To Win

So predict our friends at Inside 2008 Politics. Using the Bush/Kerry results and their own logical postulations, Obama could really do it.

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