Senator Barack Obama

I liked senator Barack Obama’s speech. Knowing all the things he's gone through to get where he his.When he said that his candidacy was about us, and not about him. That let me know he was looking out for our interest and benefits. Also when he said he'd eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses and the start-ups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow.Cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95% of all working families. Because in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle-class. The most important things he said that will benefit our country has a whole was that he has president will eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses and the start-ups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow.Investment in things that will lead to new industries and open five million new jobs that pay well and can't ever be outsourced. Invest in early childhood education. Recruit an army of new teachers, and pay them higher salaries and give them more support. And in exchange, I'll ask for higher standards and more accountability. And we will keep our promise to every young American - if you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford a college education. After hearing Obama's speech it got me more amped to vote and with all the support from his wife Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton I feel there is a good chance that this November Barack Obama could win this election.

Resources for Writing Effective Blog Posts

Below are links to five sites that will help you begin to plan for your adventure as a blogger on "Write or Remain Silent." I strongly encourage you to visit and read each of these articles; they are short, straightforward and very useful, particularly if you are new to blogs. Do keep in mind, though, that not everything will be equally relevant given our goals and the scope of our blog. Still, do check them out.


"How to Blog"
Provides a very good introductory overview of blogs in general; includes not only a useful discussion of the mechanics of blogging, but also the uses, limits and potential of this form of writing.

"Nine Signs of an Effective Blog Post"
Part of ProBlogger.net's archive on Writing Content, this article by Dustin M. Wax will likely be helpful in thinking through how to prepare for, organize and eventually write your blog post.


"A List Apart: 10 Tips Tips on Writing the Living Web"
Like Dustin Wax's "Nine Signs of an Effective Blog Post," Mark Bernstein offers some practical advice for ways to produce blog posts that are focused, dynamic, informed and impassioned.


"The Silent 'I': BlogHer Session: How To Write Great Political Coverage"
From "The Silent 'I'" blogger, Glennia Campbell, a great summary of a workshop on effective blogging. Campbell's post will underscore some of the key recurring notions here: do your homework, research your topic, make the political personal and the personal political, be passionate about your topic or no one else will be, and so forth.

"How to Write a Political Blog"
A short, to-the-point list of five important aspects of any political blog entry.