This just in: President Obama . . .

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Breaking news: a new poll has confirmed that that 2012 is shaping up to be a close race. President Barack Obama only leads challenger Mitt Romney among registered voters, likely voters, swing state voters . . .

Okay, I get it. Then I again, one of the principle reasons for starting this blog was to point out that virtually any Democratic candidate, even the 90 year-old George McGovern, would win this election.

The traditional news media outlets don't want to frame the story in that fashion. Why? Because they want to keep you glued to the TV, or your smartphone, or keep your news "paper" subscription. This just in: Barack Obama holds a slim lead over Mitt Romney . . . again!

Reading these polls under the pretense of drama is almost hysterical. Dead heat! Say the headlines and the pundits. Dead heat? If one takes all the polls conducted recently, then averages them together, President Barack Obama has a lead somewhere three and six percentage points. Granted, the margin of error in these polls is generally 3.1 percentage points, but what is the likelihood that every single one of these polls conducted by Rasmussen, Gallup, Quinnipiac, etc. is at the extreme end of the spectrum in Romney's favor? It's a virtual impossibility.

This map bears a striking resemblance to one I saw four years ago . . .

So let's commit to doing ourselves a favor. If someone badgers you to donate to President Obama's re-election campaign, politely decline.

In 2008, not only did I donate what meager funds I had to offer to then-Senator Obama, but I purchased several of his books and gave them out as gifts to friends who considered him an unknown quantity. I wanted people to see what this young, Barack Obama was as person and what he was capable of.

I didn't stop there. I donated my time as well. After the indecisive "Super Tuesday" during the Democratic primaries, I knocked on doors and made phone calls in the time leading up to the "Texas two-step." That's right: Texas. The one state that has both a primary and a caucus. I was a delegate for Barack Obama at the Democratic Travis County Convention. Wouldn't ya know it? BO won the Texas Caucus. The rest is history.

I wasn't naïve enough to expect extreme act of magnanimity from the man. I just didn't think he would communicate to the American people that I was part of the "professional left" that was destroying the country. Ouch. And he still asks me for money? What does he need it for?

That's a good question. What a nice way to send a message to our representatives in Washington to learn how to actually commit to an annual budget rather than to use foreign creditors as constant cash cow to keep the gears moving.

Rosie, Rockwell and Roosevelt are right!!

But I mean to be optimistic. Better times are coming. The crazy cyborg-human named Romney will lose, Obama will win, and this country will have another chance to get back on the right track towards reducing unemployment and attacking the myriad of complex problems that plague not only the United States, but the world. Yeah, I still have hope for change, and I'm not giving up.

Let's commit to maintain our commitment. Global Warming, environmental degradation, crippling infrastructure and income inequality are just some of the most pressing problems that need fixing. Can we fix them? If we band together in our communities, if we sacrifice like our parents and grandparents did during times of stress years ago, and if we are more careful with our finances, we can make progress. So, in three words, Yes We Can!!

I may work 50 hours a week, but I will find time to share actual solutions towards some of our most pressing problems. Some policy proposals that state and local governments can adapt, others lifestyle choices that can enable us to be the change we wish to see in the world. If a white guy from Kansas can  become America's first black President, surely we, as Americans, can band together on a scale not seen in decades to meet the challenges of today to have a better tomorrow. Yes. We. Can.