http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/flotsamandjetsam/Stuff that I can't write in my memoirshourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/flotsamandjetsam/582841I t wasn't a conscious decision. Following the wave of utter relief and shear joy (on my way to work, early on the morning of November 5th, I spontaneously hugged a complete stranger, a middle aged black woman, as I passed her on the street and said "he WON!, Obama WON". She smiled knowingly and...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/flotsamandjetsam/579423After the initial euphoria of Obama's election night win, for the next 24 hours I naively thought the world had actually changed. To be fair, yes, for those of us who believe in democracy, equality, open government, the separation of church and state, education, human rights...it was indeed a...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/flotsamandjetsam/578873Like a fresh wind from an unpolluted place Obama has filled the stagnant void where our leader should have been but wasn't, these past 8 years. The sense of relief, that finally, finally, we have a real leader at the helm, and we know, we can see that it is actually HE whom is calling the shots...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/flotsamandjetsam/578624So Sarah Palin's Republican handlers are now pissed as he*l that Sarah has made off back to Alaska with some items from that $150,000 wardrobe, in addition to another $20,000 to $30,000 that her personal aides spent on her "accessories". The Republican team that failed to adequately vet the...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/flotsamandjetsam/578340Using the same astute judgment that he utilized for the past 8 years, president bush figured the time was right to start pitching his memoir of his time in the White House to publishers. The fact that he leaves the country in a shambles, his approval rating is the lowest of any president in...