Thanks, DougR, for the biggest laugh I've had in ages! Never knew being positive meant I must be a Republican. My dad and mom will be turning over in their graves.

I don't know how anyone could listen to the uplifting message of hope which I hear from Obama, along with specifics, and call us all pessimists. Bush and co. have been fear-mongering for years and have consistently given the American people nothing to feel optimistic about. They are the worst kind of pessimists as they can't keep from spreading it around to keep down as many people as possible. They are shameless in their mal-practice of what a good leader should be.

The GOP is scared because THIS time we have a Democrat who is uniting Americans, not just Dems. AND, he is changing the way of campaigning, not taking any PAC money, refusing to get into the negative mud-slinging which is de rigeur for the Rovites. He is campaigning on a different level than usual and engaging ordinary citizens on a very personal and active level which the GOP will not be able to match. He is what the "next generation" has been looking for and I see them everyday. It's amazing to me how many young people are finally involved and excited. THAT's our country's future and Obama is the one they want to bring it about. May it be so!