Bears get a tight end and left tackle

The Bears are going to be better on offense.  My question which is not  fair is who are the linebackers?  We are waiting.  Great so far!

Back after a while

I am trying to write more.  Churchill's Dream for a conference.   I am working on a joint project with a friend.   I am thinking about writing fiction.  To do this I have to stay away from Twitter since it takes to much time.  I am still interested in what is happening in Tuscaloosa since it is my home.   I cannot say that the country is in good hands and my fear is that most of the people I care about are about to be affected by the greatest experiment in health care Obamacare.   Most people do not realize yet how bad this will be.

5 things about the election

11. There was the largest gender gap in history—Obama lost men by 8 % and won woman by 12%.

22.  The Republicans lost the Asian vote.

33  Romney got almost 3 million votes less than McCain.

44. 8 of the 10 wealthiest counties in America were carried by Obama.

55.   Are Florida and Ohio lost to Republicans?

Now what!

The election is over.  The status-quo is in place.  The American people have returned the same line up in the Congress and re-elected President Obama.  For people who were Republican supporters you should take heart that you won the House and now have 29 governors.  For people who are Democrats you now have the Presidency and the Senate.  The American people have voted for this system and expect it to work.

For me I am hugging my wife, praying to my God.  Working locally to make changes.  Finding things I can change and working to change them.

Romney Ryan for President

I will tell you like most conservatives that I was not a big Romney guy at the beginning.  What  I knew like most people on my side is that I would crawl across glass to vote against President Obama because of his big government, excess spending ways.  Yet, over time I have come to see Romney as a good man and a man for our times with the serious experience to deal with the budget and spending problems that we have.  I am not sure if Romney will win but I believe he will.  The main reason I believe he will win is that Romney has been able to gain support of every major group on the right in a way McCain never could.  The only group that might go their own way are the Libertarians but even they seem to be coming home to vote for Romney.  I know what the polls say but I think all the energy is with Romney.   Vote Tuesday, vote for change, vote for Romney-Ryan.

Watch debate on C-SPAN

If you want to judge things for yourself watch the debates at 8:00 cst on C-SPAN.

Ryan--why no poll bounce?

Paul Ryan is popular with big crowds at all his appearences.  That being said there is no polling evidence that he has made Romney more popular.  Is Ryan a bad pick or are the polls biased?  I think Ryan is a good pick and I believe he has made Romney the favorite.  Right now I believe polls are biased and off.  I believe that the polls oversample Democrats and the often do not look at likely voters but at all possible voters.  We also see many MSM outlets who want the President reelected.  Since the Ryan pick I see all the energy with the Republicans and until I see some change I believe Romney is likely to win.