Birthday Party

My daughter turned thirteen Wednesday so today I hosted a whole different type of group. Five teenage girls in a pool for most of the day and then cake and ice cream now they are watching movies in the bedroom. I am sure that Senator Obama will forgive me for taking the day off from the campaign trail for this event since he has two daughters of his own. Give it a few years Senator Obama and you will have the same fun as well.

I am hearing that the campaign event that is to take place on Monday is by invitation only too bad because I know a good number of the voting public would like the opportunity to see Senator Obama speak in our state. We must remember that Senator Obama has decided to forgo public funding for private fundraising. Senator McCain has learned how to game a broken system to his advantage and it would be a disservice to our candidate to ask him to play on a field where the republican candidate has the clear advantage because of dishonesty and corruption.

I hope that Senator Obama’s local support group will encourage the Senator to make time for a public event in the near future here in New Mexico because we are a battleground state and he could pick up many votes by showing our state that he is willing to listen to the voices of the voting public in this state.

Note: There are a number of local bloggers who would kill for a chance to hear Senator Obama speak or maybe even be given an opportunity to ask one question so I hope that the local group will find a way to get a few of them a few minutes with the senator since the local press is controlled by the republican party.