My main point was to post the actual speech, which completely demolishes the entire premise of Herr Broun's rant.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200811060010

Today, AmeriCorps -- our nation's network of local, state, and national service programs -- has 75,000 slots. And I know firsthand the quality of these programs. My wife, Michelle, once left her job at a law firm and at City Hall to be a founding director of an AmeriCorps program in Chicago that trains young people for careers in public service. And these programs invest Americans in their communities and their country. They tap America's greatest resource -- our citizens.

And that's why as president, I will expand AmeriCorps to 250,000 slots and make that increased service a vehicle to meet national goals like providing health care and education, saving our planet and restoring our standing in the world, so that citizens see their efforts connected to a common purpose. People of all ages, stations, and skills will be asked to serve. Because when it comes to the challenges we face, the American people are not the problem -- they are the answer.

So we are going to send -- we're going to send more college graduates to teach and mentor our young people. We'll call on Americans to join an Energy Corps to conduct renewable energy and environmental cleanup projects in their neighborhoods all across the country. We will enlist our veterans to find jobs and support for other vets, to be there for our military families. And we're going to grow our Foreign Service, open consulates that have been shuttered, and double the size of the Peace Corps by 2011 to renew our diplomacy.

We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.

We need to use technology to connect people to service. We'll expand USA Freedom Corps to create online networks where Americans can browse opportunities to volunteer. You'll be able to search by category, time commitment, and skill sets; you'll be able to rate service opportunities, build service networks, and create your own service pages to track your hours and activities. This will empower more Americans to craft their own service agenda, and make their own change from the bottom up.

Why? What's he going for? My theory is that he wants to stabilize the Iraq debate and the credit crisis debate by not making moves on those issues right off the bat (ala Clinton getting suckered into addressing gays in the military) and making very slow moves on those fronts. All of this is actually geared toward enacting some piece of major legislation that the public will get behind and will allow him to score a quick victory.

So my guess is that his first major action will be an energy bill, couched as a jobs bill, a stimulus plan, an answer to high gas prices, a national defense plan, and a global warming response all wrapped in one package.

Sound plausible? If so, watch for his picks on energy/environment related issues as well as legislative issues, while picking subdued figures for all other posts.

If McCain wins, I'll vote Rudy in 2012.

Thanks!

Is that because they cry through their armpits?

Today in Portland, Oregon, Mrs. Unabogie went in to volunteer, and she was sent home.

Sent home!

They had too many volunteers, and all the phone lines were taken and all the canvass packets had been handed out.

She came home and made calls from our house.

This is just huge.

Click.

Somewhere in there is the answer to your question.

I want to see McCain humiliated and his "style" of campaigning repudiated for a generation.

These people really deserve to lose.

Hence, he does not understand finances, and would sell off his IRAs to avoid capital gains.

And which of your stocks have made any gains under Republican rule, anyway?

And lastly, why do Republicans understand so little about finances (which explains why they keep running up huge debts?)

I just got back from canvassing, and that door sign means that they have you on their list of Obama supporters. If you have already voted, or as soon as you do vote, give your local campaign office a call and let them know so they won't send scarce volunteers to your house again.

McCain is toast! Do you feel it?

Tough times for McCain has revealed himself to the world, and we'll never look at him the same way. He's gone from someone we disagree with, to someone we both feel sorry for, and do not respect.

When I think about what will be the best thing about his administration, it's that he won't look at being President as a birthright, like Dumbya did, nor as an earned reward for his prior service, as McCain seems to.

This guy will be thinking about one thing, and that's how to do the job right.

Loving every minute of this.