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Wednesday, November 26, 2008 12:00 AM

Is Obama president yet?

And who's that other guy in the White House? As George Bush continues his vanishing act, Barack Obama steps into the spotlight, two months early, to calm a jittery nation.

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  • Thursday, November 27, 2008 01:59 PM

    My dear Greywolf1014,

    I do not care where he was born.

    I do care that a forged document was offered as evidence to answer a legitimate question.

    I do care that the mainstream media will not investigate or report on issues contrary to the national party line and the interests of their corporate owners - like Rather and the Bush service documents, WMD, Bush's involvement in the drug industry, corruption in the finance, energy, defense and health industries.

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