Stopping Keystone XL

On Thursday, November 10th, President Obama decided to send the massive Keystone XL pipeline project back to the drawing board. He delayed any decision-making on the project for at least two years, effectively killing it. Most experts agree that the pipeline will never be able to meet the strict zoning, environmental and health requirements that it would need. This is great news. Despite what some say, the project, at a generous maximum, would have... Read More

Time to Build.

For all of the talk of recession these days, corporations and businesses are making money, and many of them are sitting on huge piles of cash. It can’t help but conjur up images of Scrooge McDuck, swan diving into a giant swimming pool of gold. Despite all of that, unemployment is becoming a chronic plague in the USA, one felt in nearly every corner of the country. It really doesn’t need to be this way.  There are huge tasks that we... Read More

Politics

My oh my….. It is an ugly landscape these days. I follow politics on a daily basis, but lately I’m torn on whether I should continue paying attention, or turn away in disgust, and embrace the idea that ignorance is bliss. Now I live in Portland. I drive a Subaru and ride my bicycle. You can guess pretty easily what camp I fall into. However, the Left seems to be failing in their ability to pass meaningful legislation, and the Right are... Read More

President Obama On the Ground in Louisiana

A nice, casual video showing Obama conversing with locals on their businesses, and the ongoing relief effort of the Gulf Oil Spill.  Read More

Signs of Hope and Change

I don’t have much more to say than what’s summed up in this video. Sadly, I contributed to this project with people holding signs, but my dvd got held up in the mail and didn’t make it to Obama headquarters in time to be included. Regardless, a well done video for a beautifully orchestrated campaign.  Read More