Well all well and good, there should have been some change 10 years ago but the Democratic were in they world of being like kid's who did not want to do the homework like jobs, housing problems,etc, some then have this idea's of beating down the poor people's and not putting the money back in the right place's. The plantation view that the democratic have, might made it to the white house if everyone fall to sleep and God I hope that some of us keep our eye's open. With the kind of black American experience that I have, I will say this, that it a shame that Obama is not a Black Republican, the democrat should be happy that some one put life back into then, beside playing the age's old card, with a white woman.

The last 2 times the democrats won, they ran a moderate southerner. It has been almost 50 years since a non-southern democrat won, and he did so by running as a strong defense moderate.

And still they do not learn.

Me, too.

Yeah, except the Dems have to be center right to appease the south.

I would not call Clinton or Carter Center right. Both were center left. And as both proved, you do not have to capture the entire south, just a couple pieces of it.

Well, a center that's always shifting with the times and pandering.

That is the first definition of a politician.

Part of the problem that the Dems face in this election is that when they took control of congress in 2006 they made a lot of lofty promises and have failed to deliver on almost every single one of them, the biggest of which is Iraq.  In 2006 most Dems ran on a platform of getting us out of Iraq, yet here we are 2 years later still there.  This is causing a backlash against Dems which is part of the reason that the race is so tight.  Sure voters are sick and tired of Bush and the Republicans but the Dems haven't done much in the past 2 years either.

I know it's not likely but I keep holding out hope that maybe people will catch on that the virtual two party system that we have is horribly broken.  Maybe, just maybe, we can get some more third party and/or independent candidates into congress so that we can actually change the way things are done in Washington.  And if nothing else hopefully people will realize that we need to kick out everyone running for re-election to serve as a reminder of who those jokers are supposed to work for.

Blame the bluedogs; they're not real Democrats. Besides, the Senate is hanging by a thread and turncoat Lieberman.

2 years ago, we heard about the Rinos.  Now it is the bluedogs.  Those in power sure like to carp on their members.  Yet I did not hear any of that when Pelosi and Reid were stumping for the supposed "blue dogs". (and yes, the same can be said when Bush was stumping for the Rinos).

Any wonder why I am very adamant in my claim that I am a conservative and not a republican?

A conservative is a conservative, regardless of the letter behind his or her name. (substitute liberal for those on the other side of the fence.)

That's why I like to think of myself as a new--or old--new dealer. It certainly would change the blue and red electoral map if we truly labeled ourselves.

And like finding bigfoot, it will never happen.