PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION supporting Nadler who Introduces Resolution Opposing Possible Bush Pardons of His Own Subordinates for Crimes He Authorized

Like many of my fellow citizens, one of my first thoughts after hearing Sen. Barack Obama declared the winner of Tuesday's election was "I am so proud to be an American."

Below is the text of her prepared remarks -- a half-hour love letter to Big Oil.

Sen. John McCain has long said he is in robust health and is strong enough to hike the Grand Canyon, but he also is receiving what his staff Monday termed a "disability pension" from the Navy.

'This is a guy who makes such a big deal about his character. He has no character. He is a fake. If there was any character in that first marriage, it all belonged to Carol.'

100-plus jobs went to campaign donors or their relatives, sometimes without apparent regard to qualifications. Several donors got state-subsidized loans for business ventures of dubious public value.

"But let's be clear who John McCain's fighting for. He's not fighting for 'Joe the Plumber', he's fighting for 'Joe the Hedge Fund Manager'. John McCain likes to talk about 'Joe the Plumber' but he's in cahoots with 'Joe the CEO.'"

Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, an African American and former civil rights leader, condemned the McCain-Palin campaign for "playing with fire" after a series of anti-Obama campaign rallies in which "Kill him," "Off with his head," "Terrorist" and other

[T]hey're in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom.

I was reminded of how egregiously the McCain campaign has undermined public financing laws when I got an email from Palin urging me to contribute to McCain-Palin Victory 2008.