You know it´s bad when...

The largest newspaper in Alaska endorsed Barack Obama yesterday, opting for him over their homegrown bulldog in lipstick (hey (context aside) her words, not mine). I´m actually happy to point out that this endorsement from a presumptive McCain-Palin supporter is not even really news, as it follows similar announcements from Colin Powell, Scott McClellan (you don´t get any more Republican than this guy), former Bush BFF Tom Berstein , and perhaps most surprisingly (due in part to her participation in the Democratic convention, but perhaps more to the fact that she´s Ike´s granddaughter)Susan Eisenhower. The list actually goes on, but I think I´ve made my point. Moreover, I´d also like to point out that none of the above high-profile Republicans, most of who have made their fortunes off the wonders of the free market, would ever DREAM of supporting a socialist, which BTW, Obama is not.

According to Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary:
Main Entry:
so·cial·ism
1: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods2 a: a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b: a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state3: a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done

Ok "friends", the progressive tax system, which we´ve had like, since forever, and which was supported by Bush Sr., does none of the following: make privante organizations public, redistribute wealth in any way that fundamentally changes peoples' economic status ( the only thing it might do (GOD FORBID!!!) is shrink the gap that exists between the insanely rich, the moderately well-to-do, the middle class, and the poor), put us on the path-to a soviet-style government takeover (keep in mind that Obama´s healthcare plan still depends on private insurers) , and finally affect anyone who makes less than 250,000 dollars a year. I´m sorry, but it is just plain stupid, to insist that a tax cut that favors 95 percent of Americans (including small business owners) will result in class-warfare.

Also, on a totally unrelated note, I saw Shane West in the Lima Airport yesterday, swoon!