Guest Post - Baldy in a Battleground - Episode 1

Moral Authority Matters, But Not as Much as Yard Signs

Last week Howard Dean came to town and spoke during a voter registration drive at a local college. His message was that moral authority matters, and the US needs Obama so that he can use his mad diplomatic skillz to help regain our moral authority around the world. Healthcare? Sure. And end to this unlawful war? OK. Economic relief? We'll take it. But, most importantly, we need to show the rest of the world who's boss.

Wait, what?

Last week I also learned the biggest challenge facing the soldiers in this battlefield for Obama is a lack of yard signs. We don't have any yard signs. McCain yard signs are abundant. Even Hillary yard signs are abundant. But no Obama yard signs.

When I inquired as to the reason for the lack of yard signs, I was met with angry stares by all of the higher-ups in the campaign. It's a hot button issue here on the ground, where residents of this state are uncomfortable putting a bumper sticker on their car, or wearing an Obama t-shirt, or attaching a pin to their bag, yet they will put a yard sign in their front lawn. It's not clear why Chicago has decided on no yard signs in this battleground state, but I'm told we might have them after the convention.

I'm going to keep praying to my Obama poster every night that we get the goddamn yard signs.