Obama's November strategy, his view of who are important voters, his tactics in the primaries, the actions of the media and the actions of the DNC are all of secondary importance now.

We have an economic and financial crisis of such proportions that our country may find itself no longer in control of its destiny. I'm a senior adult and I have never before had to worry about the soundness of my bank. I expect my 401K to vary over time but I didn't expect that savings accumulated over my lifetime might disappear.

Now, because of the actions of the Bush administration and the acquiesce of the Democratic congress I do have to adjust to these realities. Read more…

However, unlike many of the populous blogs I don't think things will go quite as planned. While our country has been dominated by the extreme right, it does not necessarily follow that we will move hard left. The pendulum will swing more left but no more than the vast proportion of our country is comfortable with.

The movement left will undoubtedly move the Senate and the House into Democratic territory because that is our only current choice when we seek to oppose. This movement will begin to fracture in 2010 and 2012. Read more…