Below taken from CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/13/stimulus.winners.losers/index.html) Winners High-speed and inner-city rail: Went from $300 million in House bill to $2.25 billion in Senate to $8 billion in final version. There also is a $6.9 billion provision for public transit. Amtrak: Picked up $500 million from both ...

I have had a moment to reflect on Obama's inauguration and wanted to share some thoughts on that.  Before I lose the ADHD crowd I wanted to give a couple links to some really cool sites that have a photo/ photo(s) of the election.  The technology is as cool as the content in ...

I think the Obama and the Will.I.Am has been a powerful combination.  At the heart of it is Obama's ability to insipire and make people feel they can and need to try to make a difference.  That anyone has the ability to make the change they want to see. When that inspiration meets creativity the ...

You know...it sounds weird but part of me is going to miss this guy.  Not the part of me who wants competent leadership from the White House.  The part of me who likes the crazy uncle who gets a little too drunk at Thanksgiving, tells dirty stories and grabs auntie's ass.  ...

A friend forwarded me a the flicker photo stream with election night photos of the President Elect and his family.  There are some really great ones in here, enjoy: http://flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/sets/72157608716313371/

I voted for Gore in 2000 because I liked the idea of a Republican congress and a Democratic President having to work together. I voted for Kerry in 2004 because he was running against George Bush. In ...

While speaking to a crowd on Nov. 3rd Barack gets a little dusty while speaking about his grandmother. The video is below: In case you were wondering, his grandmother did get ...

From: http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Vote_(Even_If_They_Say_You_Cant) With the unprecedented numbers of citizens registering to vote for the first time in this election, states and counties have fallen behind in processing registration applications. But even if you haven't received confirmation from your election office, or aren't on the registration list at the polling place, you ...

Apparently Scholastic has been having faux Presidential elections since the 1940's to include kids in the process. Interestingly, since 1940 the kids voting results have accurately predicted the results of the Presidential race all but twice (1948 and 1960). This years results have Obama beating McCain 57% - 39%.  For ...

I don’t smoke cigs, or as a friend likes to call them “coffin nails” but even as a non-smoker banning the ability to sell them is just ridiculous.  The argument is people might think they aren’t bad for you because they are being sold in a pharmacy.  If that is ...