Representative John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and known and respected civil rights leader, said that Senator John McCain and his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin, were “sowing the seeds of hatred and division” in a way that reminded him of former Gov. George Wallace and “another destructive period” in the nation’s history. Sadly, I don’t disagree with him as noted in my “negativity blog”.  But I also believe this campaign wreaks of the 1964 when LBJ attacked Goldwater with perhaps the most frightening campaign ad of its time (till now). Read the rest of this entry »

Who’s On First? Tonight’s the Night! This blog (and my other blog at www.ericksonblog.com/blog) have discussed many times the disconnect between the media and the public, especially as it comes to the election of the next president. Polls conducted by various media outlets have McCain in the press more than Obama (et tu brute?); and even the first presidential campaign, except for Bob Read the rest of this entry »

I don’t like to be repetitive here and just report on other blogs but there is too much to say about the affect of the election this year on th eUS economy and healthcare to try to say it all myself.  This is about each of us individually, and as a whole, the country. For me, I am in my 60’s, active, working but wanted to retire by 70. My retirement investment is sliding down, down, down. I worry about survival, economic and health wise. Who will care? I, like each one of you, owns this. Each of us, collectively, has the power of making a difference in the outcome of this election, this economy, the health of ourselves and our co-citizens.

This election stands to be the one that makes or breaks our county. No matter what your age, you need to be informed and not just by viewing advertisements but more importantly by reading facts. The facts speak for themselves.

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