Obama’s Ads in Key States Go on Attack

Obama’s Ads in Key States Go on Attack

we are the ones that we've been waiting for
but is this what we were waiting for us to do

when your campaign becomes about your opponent
when pro becomes anti
"when one guy is trying to scare you"
and neither offers hope
where do the dreamers and believers go

Sun-Times political columnist Robert Novak retires

Sun-Times political columnist Robert Novak retires

Sometimes even darkness
is not black and white
and we are reminded that
(no matter how we may stoke each other's fires)
we are all here together
and that we will all leave alone

McCain Keeps Up Attack on Obama’s War Stance

McCain Keeps Up Attack on Obama’s War Stance

every soldier knows
a promise to keep him home
is empty at best

at worst its a lie
but lies told repeatedly
can win elections

praising victory
in a deadly, crooked game
no one should have played

Obama Speaks to Germany on European Ties

Obama Speaks to Germany on European Ties

it wasn't about a race for president
this day on the Berlin stage
it was about a forgotten mission
a dream packed deep in the back of the closet
that promised we could be both strong and caring
that we could stop malcontents with weapons
while laying down our own

the messenger
who a few years ago
was the skinny guy with the funny name
showed that he was
an American leader
a world leader
without a single vote having been cast
not because of who he was
but what he said
and how it was heard

and for a moment
it seemed like it didn't matter
if he became president
as long as the country and the world
followed his lead

Novak cited after hitting pedestrian

Novak cited after hitting pedestrian

i didn't know I hit him
(the guy is sort of splayed over the windshield)
he's not dead - that's the main thing
(the car is speeding away)

how strange it must feel
to own the world
at least the part of the earth
you happen to be in
at any given time

dark
convertible
running over lives
failing to yield
the right of way