Don't let that Promise slap you upside the head.

Having witnessed one of the greatest disappointments in motor vehicle history, GMs EV1, the announcement of Microsoft's Operating System, Windows 7, brings me pause. 

I lived in Los Angeles when the EV1 was available for lease. I saw California shell out serious bucks to install charging stations at supermarkets and other commonly accessed locations. I drove daily into downtown Los Angeles and drooled every time I took the exit ramp transferring from the 10 to the 415. The sight of solar panels above the parking spots in accross the street from the LA convention center commanded green envious stares from rubber necks on that transfer ramp. The few EV1s that used the charging station were like bright shiny toys for grown ups. Everyone that I knew wanted one. They were okay with the idea that the battery packs would need to be changed every couple of years.

So, fast forward a few years to 2008. With every Prius I see, I think "Wow, that could have been an EV1 with better batteries, an EV2, EV3, or even an EV7." But a more prevalent thought than the success of the Prius is that many people remember the promise of the EV1. The broken promise of the EV1 resulted in the high demand for the Prius. It is most likely the reason why I hear EV enthusiasts say that they will never again another GM product ever again. Maybe this is why GM is focusing on the VOLT with Laser accuracy. 

However, the same product syndrome is taking place with Microsoft's Vista. After such a disappointing OS release, one which for got to have the simple function of 'Ctrl X, C, or V', many folks are saying: "Never again!" I just want an OS that will work and isn't going to be yanked away from me after a year. The Apple/MAC frontal assault on Windos may have been even more successful that the Prius revolution. 

Why am I writing this in my political blog? Promises Promises. It's all about the promises kept, and the broken ones too. I don't want to talk about all the Promises that are flinging around out there right now, except to say that everyone should probably keep their heads down so that they don't get slapped upside the head with another foul smelling promise.

I would like to remind of the consequences of the upcoming election. 

In scenario one: Obama Moves into the White house, Pollsters get more street cred than ever, and Biden moves from the Senate floor to preside over the senate, where undoubtedly McCain will be sitting. 

In Scenario two: McCain moves into the white house, Pollsters lose any street cred that they thought they ever had and Palin gets to preside over the senate, where undoubtedly, Obama and Biden will be sitting.  

Either way, the fun is about to begin. 

The real question is, what will make anyone never ever vote the way they will have voted in the up coming election, ever again? 

Rules? What rules?

So, let me get this straight, the pundits are not going to consider how many times either candidate actually followed the rules that their own campaigns set up for the debate? 

Oh, wait, I sit corrected, they will simply blame their campaigns, for setting up such dumb rules!

Twas the night before.

The battle lines have been drawn. The markets a still, resting till the morning when the voices will shout. Not a movement will be made till the assault is clear. Unending infliction continuing from within in, or a hope that the enemy will soon disembark on what we have made, our own mistakes to be, a high rising interest in them, versus we.

This was written on the night before the European Central Bank decided to raise, lower or be still with their lending interest rates. An unprecedented action in American History. Even though the inflation in the US is less than that of the European states, Europe has always followed in an affirming way toward the FED. This moment, this night when the markets stood still for that anticipated word is far from over. Many hours are awaiting the rise of the sun over the eastern block and scaring the Stars of the Southern Island, along with the Sunrising nation. For they will have the ultimate say in the direction of the worlds' value on what most hold dear. From here on out.

And not does one citizen of our great nation have much to say about it at all.

Deaf Leadership?

In my early teens I was taught the power of observation during the first interaction. It goes something like this: Look beyond the first impression. Notice how someone interacts with you as a person, during the whole of the first interaction. This will give you a good idea as to how someone is going to act in further interactions.

This morning I wonder who is going to step up to the plate in Florida and be a leader in solving the delegate count for the DNC. If either Barrack or Hillary want to be the next president. I want to see them focus more on a serious problem that is existing right now, rather than some hypothetical 3 a.m. phone call. Are either of them going to let Florida voters be disenfranchised yet again? Didn't they start this? How about if they sucked it up and tried to solve this problem before it continues to cause the implosion of the DNC?

Please, if you want to be commander in chief, solve this small problem from within. This will win some of our respect and admiration, and may just lead us to believe that further interaction that you are attempting to have with the nation will be inclusive of Floridians, and the rest of us whom you do not hear.

Last Saturday night at Mickey's Bar

Black Man: Hey Mickey, get us a round of shots!

Mickey: There's only three of you back eh?

Ex POW: Yeah, the Southern Baptist Minister went back to preachin'

Ex First Lady: I thought you two were 'in love' with each other on a certain wave length?

Ex POW: That's what everyone thinks about you two.

Mickey: What'll you have?

Black Man: The National Drink, neat.

Ex First Lady: Hey, what's love got to do with it? Politics is a business, just like the IRS.

Ex POW: Speaking from experience?

Black Man: You guys want some peanuts or pretzels?

Ex POW: Yeah, pass the pretzels, you know they've been banned at the White House.

Ex First lady: Won't matter to you even if you do win it. The geriatric nurse will be blending all your food.

Ex POW: How'd you know that my wife is a newly certified geriatric nurse?

Ex First Lady: She is?

Mickey: Here you go. That'll be 12 dollars. Want to open a tab?

Ex First Lady: No paper work! I'll get it. Here's a twenty. Keep the change.

Black Man: What's this? Bourbon? I ordered cool aid.

Race for the white house? What race?

While Clinton and Obama are busy beating each other to a pulp, the DNC is trying to figure out a way to end this mess. Florida is coming into question, YET AGAIN.

Well, just remember who didn't want your vote counted this time around. I dare say, that is one for one. No? That is if you're counting.

Now that the one of the two big parties are half way toward reunification, do you think that the third party pundits will make their case for another super candidate? Or should we call it a fourth party?

Hurray for the end of dualism.

Won on the right, war on the left.

It was awkward enough to see McCain with his white hair standing next to President Bush with his not so white hair, and watching both of them as they tried to relax for the cameras. Does one stiff shirt deserve another?

Meanwhile, Obama and Clinton have got to be getting ready for an all out frontal attack on each other over Pennsylvania. Having looked at enough of the red phone ad commentaries on the whole negative campaigning tactics, the fact that it is now being attributed as something that worked is a wonder to me. How will they proceed? If this is in fact the way that each campaign views it.

Strange because Obama is still ahead, just as he was on Monday. We're a long way away from the Kodak Theater moment when both of them were on the stage together and the audience was more in favor of seeing them on the same ticket TOGETHER, than we will be over the next few weeks.

Well, does this mean that the Republican party is more united than the (divided???) Democratic party? Let see if the media plays that card! I doubt it, especially after the weirdness of the Bush endorsement for McCain. With the conservative base wandering in the wilderness, it will be too easy a target to drive a wedge in between them and the rest of the country.