News coming late today the the federal government is set to take over America's two largest mortgage institutions, Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac. The bail out could be the largest in U.S. history.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26567533/

Yet another shining example of why "the fundamentals of the economy are strong"

On Friday John McCain selected 44 year old Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate. The first term Alaska Governor is a self styled maverick with strong conservative roots. But who is Sarah Palin really?

As hurricane Gustav bears down on the gulf coast Barack Obama and John McCain have taken very different tacts about how to react to the storm.

Senator McCain plans to fly into Jackson Missisippi Sunday with his wife Cindy McCain and his Vice Presidential running mate Gov. Sarah Palin to review the progress of evacuations and visit a storm command center at the invitation of Gov. Haley Barbour.

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1928744420080831

On Saturday Senators Obama and Biden appeared twice before cameras to urge residents of the gulf coast to leave and leave early.

Wes and Gov Sebilius on now.

No this is not a joke or a hoax, although I wish it was. Last year sceintists predicted that by 2027 the North Pole might be free of ice. It appears however that prediction may be wildly off the mark.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25419299

John McCain is fond of painting himself as a "straight talk" candidate, who says it like it is and saw what things were going to be like ahead of time. He even claims to have better judgment on Iraq than our party!

Watch as Robert Greenwald of Fox Attacks sets the record straight on the Straight Talk express with McCain's own words.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioy90nF2anI&feature=related

The time is coming for resolution. It is hardly my place to lecture a 4 star general, particularly as a humble American citizen who has never worn our nation’s uniform or served under the flag. However one does not have to have experienced the passage of two or three generations or to have served in uniform to know right from wrong. Over the past several months I have shifted back and forth between trying defend Obama on this site against charges I believe to be in some cases over blown, Tony Rezko for example, some patently absurd such as charges that Sen.

I want to preface this blog by saying that I have posted this as a blog at the request of a Clinton supporter here, I had no intention of starting a food fight, I have refined some statements that might be misunderstood or misrepresented, but the argument is the same.

I left a few weeks back due to the pressure of the Obama v.s. Hillary race. I think things are pretty much settled, I've cast my ballot for Obama, so I hope that the best candidate comes out on top, whomever that might be.

It has become clear to me that the time has come for me to depart; I think most here know why I am leaving. After much consideration and waffling back and forth on the issue for months; and after John Edwards dropped out today I have decided to support Sen. Obama for President. I won’t even attempt to explain my decision to anyone here until the nominating process is over, or persuade any of you to join me in my decision; it would be disingenuous and divisive.