I believe now is the time for Obama to consider a bolder and more historic approach to the financial crisis by presenting to middle income Americans a step-by-step "big think" FDR-style New Deal program.
If McCarthy-era guilt-by-association is once again a valid political consideration, Palin, it would seem, has more to lose than Obama.
It's my hope the story of my father combined with my own goal of becoming the first person in history to sob uncontrollably for 26.2 miles straight, may inspire you to give something too.
That's right folks -- it's private profits and social losses. Instead of an effort to safeguard us, this plan takes from taxpayers to provide unjustifiable subsidies to financial institutions.
Sen. Lieberman is, if you will, John McCain's rabbi. So I thought I would write to you and ask you, as Sen. Lieberman's rabbis, to talk to him about the hatred that the McCain-Palin campaign is encouraging.
The Wall Street disaster is a metaphor for excess and greed, but also for a time gone by. The world of the new century requires not just a new Democratic administration, but one that is prepared to transform our nation.
Everyone's fretting that the dreaded Bradley Effect will turn up in this election. But there's another shoe to drop on this issue -- and it may change the electoral map for years to come.
Palin has been put to the job of trawling for undecided voters who are racially anxious enough to be tipped into voting for McCain by one additional rumor or tremor or fear.
Not everyone agreed, but I thought the debate was boring because the real questions were, as usual, unasked. Here are the ones I'd like to hear next time.
It's not unreasonable to imagine that those of you with long enough lifetimes may eventually look back on this election and decide that it wasn't really the third most important -- more like the eighth.
As a TV producer, I know something about dial twirling focus groups, so let me offer McCain and Obama some tips: take a moment in laying out your solution to the Social Security crisis to introduce the audience to your new puppy.
"Barack's hands will be tied if we don't have a filibuster-proof senate?" His hands, wallet, and pockets are now empty thanks to you.
Obama is our last best chance. He's worth laying it all on the line for. I say this as a former life-long Republican. I say this as the proud father of a Marine.
