It’s election day. Here’s my prediction: a mandate for Obama. I’m being ballsy but still somewhat conservative with my guesstimate. Out of my remaining respect for McCain I didn’t give Arizona to Obama. But even that is still up in the air.

Once the election is over, we have a lot of work to do. As we head our way to the climax of this historic election, I’m deeply filled with gratitude to have been a part of this great experiment. This has been a gaint leap in American democracy.  It makes me proud to call myself a Filipino-American and then some.

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I’m not a very political person. I grew up loathing politics in my country of origin. But as a first generation immigrant and a first time voter here in the U.S., this election is very important to me. I followed it since the primaries. I got to know all the candidates. I watched the debates. I read their web sites. I watched the cable news. I investigated the issues on the internet. I’ve constantly read FactCheck.org. I blogged my heart out on political matters.

As a result, I’ve learned a lot of things in U.S. politics that I never paid attention to before. And for the first time in my life I contributed to a political campaign in exchange for a cool car magnet, and a sense of hope that things will be better than the last eight years of failed G.W. Bush policies and politically brain dead Democratic and Republican parties.

I originally planned to vote on November 4 so I could experience using those hi-tech voting machines at the polls, but I opted to vote by mail instead. I might as well vote early, save gas, and beat the long lines on election day. CONTINUE READING >

it's awesome to see this free integral life offering when opened my Google Reader today :)

http://integrallife.com/node/15727

the silence was golden. it's good to know integral peeps taking on politics at this crucial juncture in American (and world) history.

kudos to all those who worked on the integral politics presentation.

will do my part on spreading the word....

cross-tweet: http://twitter.com/c4chaos/statuses/915425867

EDGE has taken this election head on (http://bit.ly/2JEvnb). the silence of the integral (politics) camp is deafening.

Regular readers of this blog know by now that I’m pro-Obama. Not that I hate McCain or because  I think that Obama is the political messiah, as caricatured by his detractors. It’s simply because, after considering the policies of both candidates (at least those policies that are important to me), their moral values and worldviews, intelligence, and overall geopolitical appeal, Obama is the *better* candidate.

That said, I still enjoy getting to know both candidates as the election day draws near. Yesterday I watched CNN’s special on Obama/McCain. Both of their stories are inspiring, yet worlds apart. Nevermind their political partisanship. There’s a big generational gap and differences in worldview between these two passionate candidates. Obama is a classic Idealist. McCain is a classic Artisan.

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(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com)

Would love to hear your thoughts, as usual, with an integral spin to it :)

Here's mine: Obama and McCain @ Saddleback Civil Forum

Ok, allow me to stir the pot a little bit with this timely topic.

What's your take on my issue below? Do you think a world leader, like Bush should be more mindful of what he say in front of the camera, especially on the issue of religion on countries like China? I like to hear what you think. Maybe I'm just overreacting.

(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com)

Don't fear religion, Bush tells China. This may sound harmless, noble even. But when you consider that God is part of Bush's foreign policy, then be very, very wary.