One thing President Obama needs to do in the next debate

Stop wasting time on big picture stuff and pare down to a handful of specifics. Give them names people can recognize; don't expect us to be able to visualize your ideas. And stick with these points no matter what. You have too much ground to defend and no time to do it. Tighten it up.

Huffington Post app headline FAIL

Apparently Sen. Robert Byrd didn't pass away; he evolved into President Obama.

I'm not the only one with raccoons

It seems like not a day goes by that doesn't give me more to like about President Obama. First, he got flak for not wearing a jacket in the White House; I don't like jackets either. Now, he's got raccoons. Once again, I can relate.

Change has come to my iPhone

Obama iPhone wallpaper from Gx5.

Another reason to not Twitter

To my list of reasons to not Twitter, I add: 5. Twitter does not appear very secure. Everyone from Barack Obama to Britney Spears had their Twitters hacked today.

change.gov

In case you were worried whether President-Elect Obama can deliver on his promises, he's posted his agenda online at change.gov so you can keep track. A politician who provides a tool that aids accountability. That's change I can believe in.

Barack Obama roundup

In case you're itching to read my previous thoughts on new President-Elect Barack Obama, check out these quick searches on Scribbles and Rambles.

Obama: good music, poor words

At a fundraising concert featuring Billy Joel (yeah!), Obama warned his supporters not to get overconfident: "Don't underestimate the capacity of Democrats to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Don't underestimate our ability to screw it up. I want everybody running scared." I totally agree the race is not over, but I don't think he should have recycled GOP talking points, ironically or not, to make his point. He'll get bitten by that later.

Pork Barrel Asking

Among the creative uses of language employed by the McCain campaign is the accusation that Obama has voted for nearly a billion dollars in earmarks. Actually, that's the total value of all of his requests, which haven't always made it to a vote. So, by McCain's logic, if I asked you for $100 each day for a week, I've asked you for $700, regardless of whether you gave me the money or whether I would have stopped asking after you first gave me $100.

The long arm of Obama

During the first Obama/McCain debate, McCain questioned how Obama can reach across the aisle when he's so far to the left. Apparently he does so by walking, which he did last night to a cold reception from McCain.

Biden fuels my hot streak

Sometimes I hate being right, like when I commented that Joe Biden has a poor grasp on when he should shut up. Well, he's reinforcing that with his comments on clean coal and an Obama attack ad. Good man, but damn, you got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em.

NoVA GOP to hold ethnic unity rally

NoVA Republicans, including George Allen, will hold a "unity" rally on Saturday to build up support from ethnic minorities. I might have to attend, if only to show my support for racial unity, as demonstrated by my marriage to my white VA-born wife. Maybe they'll put us on stage and encourage everyone to follow our example... except maybe for the part about us voting for Obama.

Still not commander-in-chief yet?

Remember when Obama said he'd target al-Qaeda in Pakistan with or without Pakistani approval? McCain called the idea "naive". Turns out, in July, President Bush secretly approved this type of action. Funny how that works out.

If you support the troops...

...be aware, the troops overseas support Obama with six times the money they give to McCain. Even Ron Paul, who stopped campaigning, is pulling in more donations from the troops than McCain.

McCain gets schooled by Paris Hilton

It's a sad day in American politics when a presidential candidate not only opens himself to ridicule by the nation's favorite "dumb blonde", but gets smacked by her more intelligent retort. McCain, next time you compare Obama to someone, try to pick someone who can't make you look like an ass.

Obama nails the drawdown timetable

For all the accusations that Obama doesn't know foreign policy, the man never seems to get it wrong. It's official: the Iraqi government hopes U.S. troops can withdraw from Iraq in 2010, well within Obama's 16-month proposal. It's almost as if the man is already calling the shots.

Do they know he's not commander-in-chief yet?

The Pentagon is getting ready to shift forces to Afghanistan. I seem to recall Obama stating something to that effect a few days ago. Obama also previously stated he favored covert ops targeting al-Qaeda in Pakistan. The CIA successfully performed such an operation not long afterwards. That's weird, right?