From the stinging replies of Americas "culture warrior," Bill O'Reilly, to the sardonic humor of Glenn Beck and all in between there is a lot to be desired.

It may be naiveté as in President Bush's remark about Islam being a "peaceful religion" or it may just be that after all they are only political commentators and not avowed conservative theologians. In either case, some who are only slightly above novice theologians have to cringe from time to time at what they have to say.

Yes, I have Olympic fever. OK, maybe it's not quite a fever: more like a mild agitation. Nevertheless I have stayed awake way past my bedtime for several nights watching the athletes swimming, flipping, spinning, lifting, shooting and smacking (as in volleyball) their way to greatness.

Naturally, all this has got me to thinking about what the events at an "Advocacy Olympics" might involve (I'll admit that some of the late nights involved a glass of wine or two). What amazing feats do advocates and their coaches need to undertake to be gold medal winners in the process of advocacy? What kinds of events do they need to endure? Read on!

Senator Barack Obama's tough talk is necessary, but Rev. Jesse Jackson's concerns are also important. While Obama is advocating for a more perfect union, Rev. Jackson is asking for a more perfect justice system. After all, a union can't be perfect without an underlying perfect association.

I watched the HBO miniseries on John Adams during the fourth of July weekend. The miniseries is based on the book by David McCullough on the second President of the United States. The movie portrays a somewhat vain fellow who was not a very skilled diplomat and detested the notion of compromise.

In a previous post, I discussed Obama's positions on key economic issues. In this post, I will compare and contrast the two candidates on those same economic issues. After reviewing these issues, I am confident that you will conclude that Barack Obama is a friend of working people while John McCain is a friend of big business and the wealthy elite.

From watching national news I understand three things very well. McCain wanted the surge. Obama did not want the surge. The surge decreased violence.

Good Lord, I am over it. I understand, the American people understand.

Barack Obama’s pastor, excuse me “former” pastor - like that makes a difference, the hate spewing Reverend Jeremiah Wright has made a career of telling his congregation to avoid “middleclassness” as well as preaching to them from the pulpit about the superiority of being “black” and embracing “black” values above other values. Because, as we all know, “blacks” are superior. Right?

Eventually, if you want to enact positive change you have to fight for that change. If you don't, you'll just get more of the same. Right now America is in full retreat, being chased from each hilltop by anti-American forces touting their weapons of class warfare, rights descendant from bureaucrats and mob rule where the minority is not protected.

What happened in Iowa last Thursday gave us a little idea of what the United States is willing to do for the next presidential elections. Though the selection process consists of a long way; Obama's victory in the caucus with some 38% of the vote marks a turning point in the US political history.

Six months ago I glanced at the political campaign sign of this little known candidate on the corner of my street and thought he was running for the local school committee. A few weeks later I learned that the man is a doctor and military surgeon. He is 72 years old and a ten term Republican congressman from Texas running for President of the United States in the 2008 election.

The election results from Iowa were everywhere this morning. Pundits in newspapers and on television and radio were proclaiming the rise of Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee. The experts were examining the disappointing results from Iowa to the campaigns of Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Fred Thompson, and John Edwards.

In case you were not paying attention to the constant political analysis of the Iowa voting totals this morning, Mike Huckabee beat Mitt Romney by 9% and Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton by almost the same margin. In fact, Edwards and Clinton finished well behind Obama in second and third place respectively.