Hunter recently made a wonderful post in which he legitimately criticized Obama for a lack of leadership in the senate.  He then offered, as is often the case in Hunter's posts, eloquently worded advice as to how to address the shortfall.

The following post is an analysis of the benefit of the Bush tax Cuts, when taking into consideration the rising cost of gas due to the mid-east conflict.

In 2005 the average american drove 13657 miles.  The PEAK price of gas in 2000 was 1.7469$ (adj for Inf), and the average price of gas now is 3.16$ (MSNBC).  The average MPG for a decent mid-sized car is 25mpg.  You can figure out how bad much of this would be if the subject drove an SUV... or two.

I obviously can't put it all, here, because it's copy-written, however I will provide a link for the full text.  I stumbled across these words as I was browsing over the incidents of antisemitism among the Black community (of which there are surprisingly many).  Specifically at this time, I was curious as to the context of Jackson's "Hymietown" comments...

I read it a few times, and at first was rolling my eyes, thinking, this man knows nothing-- he just doesn't understand.  But I calmed, and realized the hypocrisy in such a thought, and considered the words again, very slowly.  I'm not sure he's entirely right, but I don't think he's wrong, either.  The words Jackson spoke were filled with real hatred, and real racism, but it also made me realize, maybe those moments are passing.  Racism, we are often taught, is a quality, something intrinsic, like having a bad temper.  I wonder if that's not the case at all...

Shockingly, no, this isn't about Republicans.  This is about a strange cultural phenomenon that extends across partisan borders, as well as the issue of the Hypocritical Christian, in this case, a particular one is on my mind.  I hope those who read understand I'm a very careful, logical type person.  I'm a mathematician, and I'm working through my logic.  It's a long post, so I doubt there'll be much marathoners, but those who make it, go you!  I'm sorry, deeply, for anyone I offend, as it's not my intention, and if it happens, I obviously made a mistake in communicating.

Executive Summary (per request):
The problem with the situation is portrayed all wrong, this is about people, not skin color.  Al Sharpton (and those on his 'side' for lack of a better term) are dividing Americans.  Long discussion about the nature of 'racist' jokes and the subtleties, finally ending with a diatribe on my frustration at Reverend Al Sharpton's inability to be internally consistent with his own Religion, willfully, ignorantly, or tactically.

Yochai Benkler has put forth the idea of a Networked Mode of Production, something of an evolution on the scale of the Industrial Revolution or the Agricultural Revolution.  It is an idea I strongly agree with, but many people can't seem to grasp.  Their difficulty often comes in their inability to comprehend the power of massed support.

There is contention by a great many people that the money being sloshed around is yet further illustration of the power of Big Business (and such) in the influence of American Politics.  My interest specifically lies with Obama, in this post, in which I illustrate rather concisely that the assertion it is impossible to raise millions of dollars, using a large base of people, and taking very small (relatively) contributions, is completely false.

I welcome any challenge to my assertions and assumptions, am willing to revise, discuss, and reconsider anything I put forth.  I believe, however, the very basic analysis I provide (in terms of assumptions) will clearly demonstrate that a lot of people, working independently, and gathering small amounts of money can achieve a great deal of success.