But we are now heading into a period of enormous cultural transformation, and Obama is the kind of soul that can instinctively feel and understand, indeed, articulate a new planetary civilization. Obama is not a messianic figure that we need fear as some crazed cult leader; he more simply, and more enduringly, embodies a paradigm shift in American political leadership.

by William Irwin Thompson © 2008

Is it possible for the Dems to win a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate in 2008? What would have to happen in order for this to take place? Please envision possible scenarios here.