as a master electrician in texas when i read something like this it makes me crazy.
Investigator: Soldier's electrocution 'negligent homicide'Story Highlights
Manner of death should be changed from "accidental," Army investigator writes

U.S. soldier electrocuted while showering at his base in Iraq in 2008

Investigator: Contractor didn't ensure electricians, plumbers were qualified

No charges have been filed; soldier's family is suing contractor

Its historic not only because of the candidate but the process.We who play on this site , not so many anymore , argued vehemently ,passionately about our politics here. This election was a culmination of that national discussion. A referendum on deregulation(AIG just got another 40 billion of our money)The miracle is in the orderly transition. The recognition by men and women of good faith , differing beliefs that we all regardless of our political persuasion support the process. My self being raised in west Texas /New Mexico who when I would go to to Eastland to visit my grampaw at 5 and a little older , the town still had separate drinking fountains , what a sea change in my life time . I spent election night at the Driscol hotel ,down town Austin the Dems official party . My favorite moments were seeing the emotions on the older black voters when the results actually sank in , such a joyous moment for them , I felt blessed to share it . My personal non tear jerker best moment was two men witnessed from the balcony we were drinking at running down 6th st. carrying a 15 'or so banner with two words on it "Mission Accomplished". Whichever side you supported , the renewing joy of a functioning democracy . John Mccain gave the best speech of his campaign in his concession speech. His service to country is not to be denied but honored.As for Ms Palin , I will let you witness the various reports and decide for your self . My personal sense is Mr. Mccain's campaign was not well served by her presence,but I leave it to the pundits . P.S. Can I be the next ambassador to Mexico , I have actually been there though its not visible from My porch .

Tomorrow is your last day in Texas to register to vote . mon . oct. 6th. ohio has a thing going on on where you can register and vote the same day .Come out and play . I disagree and have made it clear several times with some posters here , but it only works as a democracy if we all play . I know republicans want Ids and all that crap , but if you look at the data .. voter fraud by voters is small ,nearly non existent . Where voter fraud occurs is with unverifiable electronic machines(no paper trail) , hated by both sides . caging ( sending voters a letter if you dont respond they say you dont live there,check ohio for that one )etc. democracy is a fragile thing , we are all better off the more that play . I dont agree with most people that post here ,but I welcome your participation , instead of shut up and sit down , I as a democrat would also tell republicans ,stand up be counted. worry when people talk about limiting the vote . voter fraud has never been shown to be above 1% if that , voter supression (lack of machiness, lack of poll workers , locations ,purging of voter rolls etc)exceeds 5% of lost votes. get out the vote , support democracy no matter which side you support .

For 30 yrs , the conservative mantra has been if government will get out of the way of business , business will regulate it self . We had the repeal of the casey/steagall act of 1933 depression era laws to keep the firewall seperate from banks and investment co. etc , to stop abuses at that time . The repeal was accomplished by the Gramm.Leach Bliely act of 1999 ,Phil Gramm being the chief author , Mccains chief financial advisor. His wife was a member of the commerce comittee who went to work for Enron and took nearly 2 million dollars in compensation before they crashed , meanwhile defrauding Calif to the tune of several hundreds of million dollars. the same advisor who told us there is no finacncial crisis in America ,you are whiners.Now we have seen the largest collapse in American history of our financial system . American taxpayers are now the stockholders in AIG , Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac. . Lehman brothers is bankrupt , Morgan stanley aquired by Bank of aamerica. So what republicans embrace , when they make profits , they go to private companies , when they collapse we the american tax payer are the ones on the line . WTF

and amreican pride . We should be proud , this is a city America paid for . about Bejing
The Olympic host city is announced seven years prior to the actual Games because of all the logistical planning and development needed to hold a successful event. Soon after its winning bid, Beijing went to work building the necessary infrastructure: world-class sporting venues, an Olympic village, a modern transportation system, etc. In all, the Beijing government has spent an estimated $38 billion to modernize the city for the Olympics, mostly for the aforementioned transportation systems and sporting venues. admirable right then look at what our interest each year is on the national debt ..debt hel primarily by China .. we built them a hell of a city ...and havent even touched the principal

and CBS..man they have been slammed for being liberals . What I would say is corporate media and just as mistrusted for good reason by progressives like me . Note the following coverage as edited by CBS on her(Katie Couric's) interview with John Mccain and the folowing video by josh marshall of TPM media. No wonder the networks hate bloggers ..can you say ."who are you gonna believe your lying eyes or the media spin",straight from you tube let no BS pass uncalled .click here the first with two different reports one edited , one "ammended "cough , for the news . This one the second one talking about the actual facts in the report with the actual people speaking and the dates click here to quote Faux news ..we report you decide.

Conservative columnist . republican shill , most famous for outing CIA agent Valerie Plame in print and claiming no responsibility. ran over a pedestrian crossing at a traffic light and left the scene until stopped by a man on a bicycle. More of that hypocricy of personal responsibility exhibited by this admin and their shills..and the news is liberal?The bicyclist was David Bono, a partner at Harkins Cunningham, who was on his usual bike commute to work at 1700 K St. N.W. when he witnessed the accident.