But when we discuss why, between being a hair’s breadth from a real life financial depression, unemployment levels higher than they have ever been in this country, people’s homes being foreclosed upon left and right, A war that nobody seemed to want and that seems to have no end in sight, and generally America becoming one of the most hated places in the world after eight years under a republican rule, why is this race still so close?

The media, some who I love some who I despise, find it impossible to say that the reason this is a race at all, the reason we sit and wring out hands in worry is because this country, the great melting pot, still has problems with a black man in charge.

If nothing else this election shows more and more that there is more then one America, and that sadly at the end of the day there are Americans that when drowning will pick a concrete filled life jacket over jumping on the rescue boat captained by a minority. How sad is that?

McCain campaign officials tried desperately yesterday to put the best face on their withdrawal, even as a new Field Poll showed Bush far ahead among likely Republican voters in the winner-take-all race for the state's 162 GOP delegates.

Top campaign officials attributed McCain's decision to Bush's earlier reluctance to appear at the debate.

``We had agreed to do this debate a long time ago, and Gov. Bush said he wasn't going to do it,'' McCain spokesman Howard Opinsky said yesterday. ``We aren't going to hold our schedule together forever.''

Still, just last week, the McCain campaign was openly derisive of Bush's reluctance to commit to a California debate -- and promised its own candidate would be there. “

8 years ago when John “The Maverick” McCain was running against then Governor George Herbert Walker Bush for the republican nomination, he cut and ran. Here we are again, McCain is down in the polls, losing the precious numbers he gained at the convention, and trying to backpedal from last weeks assurance that are economy is strong, Senator McCain has decided to lead by calling a time out.

As someone who has built his campaign base on being the all American hero, The P.O.W. that would not say die, the changer and reformer, this story begins to paint a very different picture. Check any history book in the last 8 years and you will see that this particular tactic didn’t work 8 years ago and if everyone is paying attention it will not work today. While it is documented that he is less than proficient with “The Google” it seems that he is very familiar with the “Pause” button.

And I come to the conclusion that because of his ability to inspire, because of the inclusive nature of his campaign, because he is reaching out all across America, because of who he is and his rhetorical abilities–and we have to take that into account–as well as his substance–he has both style and substance–he has met the standard of being a successful president, being an exceptional president.

I think he is a transformational figure. He is a new generation coming into the world–onto the world stage, onto the American stage, and for that reason I’ll be voting for Senator Barack Obama.”

And from McCain himself “ I have the endorsement of four other former Secretaries of State.” But I think the best I have heard and the one I have heard more than anything else is “Colin Powell is only supporting Barack Obama because they are both black.”

So the Black Republicans out there catch a LOT of flack from their own race. They are called traitors, and Toms and a lot worse. These are strong people and I have to respect them for sticking to their guns.

But you say Mr. Republican party, that after the whole speech and the many various reasons he gave for how he came to this decision and how disappointed he is in his party his decision was broken down to the simplest form of “HE IS BLACK AND SO ARE YOU.”

I applaud any other black members of the Republican Party and I wish them all the best and I hope that they never have a day where they are told that as much as we say we appreciate you, as much as we claim to like you and invite you over for dinner, at the end of the day we only count you as our black constituency not as real members.

Those who have been to campaign offices before are use to seeing these huge storefronts manned with 50 plus people, there were maybe 15 people.

As churches let out people came in wearing their Sunday best, and that is when I heard that two more call offices were open further down the street. These people, who had not been introduced to each other, had never met each other, all cheered individual victories “I got another person that answered the phone and there voting Obama!” followed by smiles and thumbs up. It was a true team effort.

Heroes tells the stories of ordinary individuals from around the world who inexplicably develop superhuman powers after an eclipse, and their roles in preventing catastrophes and saving humanity. These disasters are usually foreseen in painted images from precognition painters. The series emulates the style and storytelling of modern day comic books, using short, multi-episode story arcs that build upon a larger, more encompassing arc.

It premiered on NBC September 25th 2006 and made a household name of Hayden Panettiere, the cheerleader. It also stars Noah Gray-Cabey, Ali Larter, Adrian Pasdar, Milo Ventimiglia, Jack Coleman, Hayden Panettiere, Masi Oka, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Greg Grunberg, and Zachary Quinto