I will set my thermostat at 72 degrees. On some days I might even be really selfish and set the thermostat at 70. I will eat what I want. I will drive my many children around in my conversion van. (click here for Obama comments)

I will not ask people in other countries whether or not this is OK or if they are happy about it.

I will continue to urge my legislators to pursue nuclear power.

I will also support those legislators who encourage our country to cease supporting the Ethanol boondoggle before our food supply is diminished, food prices soar and we fall further behind in our pursuit of longer term energy solutions.

I will support those who understand that opening up a minuscule portion of ANWR to oil drilling will help us bridge the chasm to cleaner fuel. Drilling would occur in the area of ANWR that is flat, has no light for nearly 2 months of the year, temperatures reach 100 below zero and the tallest plant barely reaches one foot tall. (click here for info on ANWR)

The same for the development of shale use. (click here for info on shale)

The same for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. (click here for recent news release)

I will also support legislators who understand that it is not their business what I choose to eat or if I eat more than my neighbor.

Obama-like liberals who think they need to protect us from ourselves in every aspect of our lives must be stopped. There is no end to their pursuit of control over us.

Obama's willingness to make such a sweeping comment in an open campaign rally should wake up Americans who value freedom. He no longer thinks he needs to be careful about what he says- he just openly states what he sees to be obvious: Americans need to change our lifestyles, we need to lower our standard of living and diminish our quality of life to appease other counties.

This is ridiculous.

I hope to spend my summer well-fed and happy and in my air-conditioned house when I am not riding around in my air-conditioned car...

The "debate" fallout continues for Clinton and Obama.

Anyone who watched the debate and then has listened to Obama whine about the questions should recognize the real reason Obama is not ready for prime time. The questions Obama didn't like are questions that raise concerns about his judgement. And there are clearly questions about his judgement.

ABC could have hit both of the candidates much harder. Clearly, Obama doesn't like to be put on the spot without prepared comments. This is why he, and the rest of his party, refused to participate in a debate organized by Fox News. They feared the possible questions Brit Hume or Chris Wallace might ask. The Democrats decided to participate in a debate moderated by ABC because they thought they were in friendly territory.

In the end, even friendly ABC wasn't nice enough for Obama. Now his poor performance is their fault not his. Stephanopoulos and Gibson are on the hot seat for their choice of questions. They, at least, seem willing to answer the questions about their performance. (click here for article)

We should all realize that when Obama says he is about CHANGE, he really just means he is changing which special interest group will have influence in Washington. He is just as much a political opportunist as those he rails against. The real difference between Obama and his political opponents are who they choose to cozy up to: Obama has used the networking of people who very vocally denounce the United States and despise "White culture" and White people (Wright), people who committed acts against our country (Ayers). Obama took their help but now wants people to accept that he doesn't agree with their positions and shouldn't be tainted by their actions.

There are countless politicians whose careers have been derailed by the taint of supporters who would like to have been held to the same lack of standards Obama demands.