if you need to forget, remember all you love, take a drink for your bottle and trust death. Where's the Alaskan Joan of Arc midst the sea of white faces and geriatrics at the Xcel center? Where all da proud black people at? Didn't they protest enough? The illegal Mezzicans that IPB snuck over the border, not a mariachi to be found. There's no talk of human tragedy becoming an incessant necessity! Just flag-wavers singing of sea to shining sea. Let's see what forms lie within that sea of ivory. They're so there, lying there, laying it down. You might not like Governor Palin now, thor, but I think she's a great pick. I bet if you knew more about her you'd think she was just really good people. I hope she gets the opportunity to bring the capabilities she's shown in Alaska to Washington. I think if she gets that opportunity a lot of the personal attacks on her and her family will be seen as ineffective and future female candidates will be evaluated more on merit. That's progress I think. Personally, I donA,,t think Obama ever planned on getting this far A,__ he was probably shooting for building brand recognition with an eye toward a serious run in 2012. When his pre-planned script ran out he simply got stuck. I think Obama was supposed to be Hillarys VP. It would have been the most perfect ticket in identity politc's history. And probably unstoppable. Thanks to a media that