We may not agree with Obama's FISA decision yesterday but let me tell you voting for Bob Barr, Ralph Nader or even dumber not voting at all like some here are suggesting will do nothing but put John McCain in office.
To heck with folks here who say that. Obama is far from perfect but he is the best chance we got to:
- End this war
- Promote clean energy
- Get healthcare
- Promote education reform
- Stop preditory lending
- Have a progressive Supreme Court (Muy importante)
Incase you have missed it during these past eight years our country has gone to hell. Remember what Al Gore said "elections matter". I don't knock you for being upset at Sen. Obama. But please for the sake of our children and our nation I implore you to see the forest through the trees. Incase you forgot here are some reminders.
American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4101 3341
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03) (the list) 3962 3233
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3640 3035
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3242 2708
Since Election (1/31/05): 2664 2445
American Wounded Official Estimated
Total Wounded: 30333 23000 - 100000
Unemployement
The unemployment rate rose from 5.0 to 5.5 percent in May, and nonfarmpayroll employment continued to trend down (-49,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. The number of unemployed persons increased by 861,000 to 8.5 million in
May, after seasonal adjustment, and the unemployment rate rose by 0.5 per-
centage point to 5.5 percent.
www.bls.gov
Environment
New Report: Extreme Downpours Up 24 Percent in U.S.
Washington, DC— Storms with heavy rainfall are now 24 percent more frequent in the U.S. than they were 60 years ago, according to a new Environment America report released today. The report makes it clear that the United States is already experiencing extreme downpours much more frequently, consistent with scientists’ predictions about global warming.
"At the rate we’re going, what was once the "storm of the decade" will soon seem like just another downpour," said Environment America’s Washington, D.C. Director Anna Aurilio.
Environment America
Healthcare
Nearly 47 million Americans, or 16 percent of the population, were without health insurance in 2005, the latest government data available.The number of uninsured rose 2.2 million between 2005 and 2006 and has increased by almost 9 million people since 2000.
The large majority of the uninsured (80 percent) are native or naturalized citizens.The increase in the number of uninsured in 2006 was focused among working age adults. The percentage of working adults (18 to 64) who had no health coverage climbed from 19.7 percent in 2005 to 20.2 percent in 2006. Nearly 1.3 million full-time workers lost their health insurance in 2006. Nearly 90 million people - about one-third of the population below the age of 65 spent a portion of either 2006 or 2007 without health coverage.
National Institute of Health
Btw, if you think any other candidate beside Dennis Kucinich would be against this compromise your wrong.