McCain unsure how many houses he owns

McCain unsure how many houses he owns

Haiku response from average American:

as for my count of
forclosure letters -- i'll have
my staff get to you

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 Campaign Says Obama Is Playing the ‘Race Card’

McCain Campaign Says Obama Is Playing the ‘Race Card’

this is not a card
that either man has to play

for one is was played for him
when he came out of his mother's womb
with dark skin
for the other
it was been laid in the patchwork of a shameful
divisive history

and the more recent turns of the card
a fight against MLK in Arizona
Bill Clinton's rantings in South Carolina
Jesse Jackson's (un?)intentional whispers
and millions of people who admit
they will never vote for a black man
have taken the card out of both men's deck

it just that they now agree
that each of them see
the elephant in the room

Evangelicals warn against Romney on ticket

Evangelicals warn against Romney on ticket

it's really not about religion
and those who say it is
have many sins for which to seek forgiveness

his Jesus is different from theirs
but both messiahs would frown upon the demagoguery
the lowest common denominator
approach to twisting half-truths into
Messaging

the only thing that turns a warm smile
into a snake-oil selling grin
is the selling of snake-oil

5.4 earthquake rocks L.A. area

5.4 earthquake rocks L.A. area

twenty million people
sharing a common experience
the initial feeling of panic
thirty seconds of terror
followed by the sigh
the wipe of the brow
the knowledge that this time
we dodged the bullet
we are still living and
our lives have not changed

something big is coming
but not today

McCain Says Obama Plays Politics on Iraq

McCain Says Obama Plays Politics on Iraq

it is sad
to see a great man
take ignoble actions

standing eye to eye
two honorable adversaries
held their fire
until one man felt his future slide
and drew his wretched gun
to challenge his opponent's heart

and blew away his own integrity