Originally Posted by Taltarzac

In my 17.75 year fight to get links to resources for survivors of crimes in libraries which seems very much a thing of common sense, I have come up against the normal way of doing things which is usually defended by people with quite a number of degrees after their name.

The degrees to me just seem to mean that you know the specialized jargon and how to apply it within a small group of academics.

I remember how many books at the various universities' libraries I have been in had never been opened and were probably never going to be actually checked out and taken home.

I do not really care what Senator John McCain did in his studies back when he was 20 or so. Would like to know how he is going to fix the many problems that this country now has after 8 years of Republican leadership in the White House and about 4 years of it in Congress.

Governor Palin does not strike me as someone who has been in an ivory tower who is really only good for speaking with others who have also been in those ivory towers.

Senator Obama is a great communicator who has mastered how to talk with anyone from any walk of life so I am excited about that. He seems to have that in common with Ronald Reagan if not much else.