Congratulations to Sen. Barack Obama(D) and former Gov. Mike Huckabee(R) on their victories in the Iowa caucuses.

And they're off! With the Iowa caucus, the Democrat and Republican parties officially begin the process of choosing a nominee for the Presidency of the United States to run in the General Election in November of this year. As the mainstream media outlets focus on the 'horse race,' devoting most of their nomination process coverage to the top three candidates from each of the two major political parties with only an occasional mention of longshot candidates, please remember that that is THEIR focus.

The New Year is here! The U.S. Presidential election is approximately eleven months away! The Unity08 movement is about to switch into High Gear!

Happy New Year to all Unity08 members and supporters. Let's start the new year off right by increasing our participation in this worthwhile endeavor!

To all Unity08 members I wish to extend to you and yours the very best during this Holy Day season. Merry ChristDay, Happy Hanukkah, Joyful Kwanza, and a safe and fufilling Hajj (travel safely returning from Mecca). I also wish you a prosperous New Year!

It has now been twelve (12) days since I posted the question "Would you support a renewed effort to fulfill all treaties between the native peoples of America and the federal government of the United States of America to the greatest extent possible and to renegociate all treaties deemed unfair by an independent commission?" How are the responses going?

I have not received a single response to my issue question! I have received 'Holiday Greetings' and requests for money, however.

As I sit here viewing the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (PBS), I learned something new. The story was a summary of the latest Republican candidates for President of the United States debate, held in Iowa. What did I learn?

Alan Keyes is running for President of the United States.

To all of Mr. Keyes supporters who wonder why he was not included in my native peoples/federal government treaties question to the candidates, my sincere apologies. I honestly did not know he was running. I submit this post after having just posed this question to his official website for response.

I have written to U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and requested that she place impeachment proceedings against Vice-President Dick Cheney and President George W. Bush (in that order) back on the table of the congressional agenda.

I have written U.S. Representative Ben Chandler (D-KY.) and informed him that I support the introduction of impeachment proceedings in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The following question has been posed to the candidates for President of the United States of America: " Would you support a renewed effort to fulfill all treaties between the native peoples of America and the federal government of the United States of America to the greatest extent possible and to renegociate all treaties deemed unfair by an independent commission?"

The following candidates were included: Clinton, Paul, Obama, McCain, Edwards, Romney, Biden, Giuliani, Richardson, Kucinich, Dodd, Gravel, and Hunter (no preference implied).

From my vantage point, as I look out over my country, I see an ever-growing distinction between America and the United States. Natural beauty versus the indiscriminate raping of the land to extract its abundant natural resources, the promise of Justice for All versus the racially lop-sided incarceration statistics, the Constitution's 'pursuit of happiness' versus the pursuit of material wealth- these are but a few of thousands of examples of how America has lost its lustre as some citizens have engaged in the construction of Empire United States.

John McCain: distinguished Senator, war veteran, perennial presidential candidate, devoted citizen, leader in the stand against torture and staunch advocate of service-to-your-country. Sounds like an attractive candidate for President of the United States of America doesn't he?

Ok. Ok. So maybe the Politics of Fog analogy broke down! I admit, the Politics of Distraction would have been more appropriate. But the point remains the same; namely, the candidates AND the Media are continuuing to waste our time and interest on insignificant details for poll points and market share.

Here we go yet again! People gathered, tuned in, and logged on to the latest Republican Presidential Candidates debate. They, like me, had the expectation of listening to the presidential hopefuls discuss and debate the major issues and challenges facing our nation. And if we were lucky, maybe even some of the minor ones! What happened?

Owensboro is the third largest city in Kentucky, but it seems as if we are the least interested in solving partisanism. Is there anyone that can start a group to support unity 08. I am only a high school student who will be able to vote in the election; I'm not sure if people would necesarily take one kid seriously if he or she acts alone. Any help out there?

Please join the Lexington-metro group of Unity08. The sooner we come together the sooner we can get started on changing our current political atmosphere!

We have a golden opportunity! On November 6,2007, Kentucky went to the polls (albeit not in droves) to vote for Governor and other state-wide officers. While the percentage of registered voters actually casting ballots was low, something important DID occur! A Governor was elected by votes cast from BOTH major political parties. Candidates from BOTH major political parties won state-wide office. The Governor-elect pledged to appoint public servants based on qualifications/experience- NOT political party (and then promptly began to do so)!

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