I have to say I really didn't think the American electorate had it in them to do something this awesome. After watching Karl Rove scare and lie to enough voters to slip George Bush past everyone for two terms I had scaled back my expectations pretty severely. but I guess that when you attack people's bank accounts (and retirement accounts) it chases the fear out of them enough to do something truly bold. On November 5th I was very proud to be an American. It's gonna be a rough ride getting through the next couple years, but I believe the country is now under good management.
  And this month I'm also truly proud to be playing music in Oklahoma. I've got shows in Norman on Friday Nov 21st at the Norman Institute of Performing Arts and in Oklahoma City Saturday Nov 22nd at the legendary and beloved Blue Door. Sunday Nov 23rd will be the annual Blue Door Woody Guthrie Tribute and all the Okie stars will be out that night. It's gonna be a love fest.
  Thanks always for your support and friendship... and in the words of Chris Rock (in the film Head of State) God Bless America and everyone else. Peace. DonCon

My vision for the country as of the November 4th, 2008 presidential elections... is that President Obama and the leaders in Congress will collaborate very openly and willingly, but ultimately follow the president and his team's lead. End our wars. Prosecute the most blatant lawbreakers in government including members of the recent Bush administration. No one should be above the law in this government. No one. Clean up the election system and safeguard it from partisan manipulation and gaming. The Republicans as a minority party in Congress should become better listeners and collaborators and be less combative and morally assertive. Voters gave them less influence for a reason. They should read the memo. All members of government should stop the promotion of fear and the use of divisive issues in politics. Stick to problem solving and leave moral and spiritual choices to individuals, families and communities. Create a Department of Peace and eliminate or consolidate some of the defense and intelligence organizations to fund it. Cut defense spending. Transform the education, energy and transportation sectors of our nation. End the age of fossil fuel.  Shrink bureaucracy and make government simpler, more cost effective and less secretive. Shrink executive power and undo the excessive orders and signing declarations of the recent administration(s). Insure that the Supreme Court stays balanced ideologically. Safeguard the Department of Justice from partisan manipulation and gaming. Prosecute and imprison anyone who tampers with it. Don't create more laws...create fewer laws which are better written and more comprehensive. Remove unproductive laws from the books. Stop the war on drugs and revise the legal system concerning drug use and drug abuse, recognizing the difference between the two and legalizing the former. We need lawmakers who really have a clue about the social, economical and personal costs of the policies and laws they're pushing and/or voting for. Maybe lawmakers could undergo a month long boot camp where they live in a cramped apartment, work two jobs, fall short on their bills and have to take the bus, walk or ride their bike everywhere. If it becomes clear that they don't get it they should be disqualified from running for office. Government should take nature seriously and recognize undeveloped wilderness areas, the oceans and other open spaces as necessary and irreplaceable resources. Pursue peace domestically and globally as if our lives depended on it and treat it as a real and pragmatic policy cornerstone.