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(Community Matters) Can you believe it’s only 9 days away?

I know many of you have given, some of you have given big. And, here at the end, I’m wondering if you’d consider helping others give their time, sweat and shoe soles in a battleground state. We’re raising money to send 400 volunteers (8 buses) to Ohio, New Mexico, Indiana, Florida and Colorado.

Please consider supporting these 400 volunteers who’ll work very long days next weekend through the election. A $1k in-kind contribution (buses cost $5k each) will help ensure our wins in a hotly contested battle ground state.

Thanks for considering. Please join Steven and me in financing this army of volunteers.

(p.s., These contributions will be handled as in-kind contributions by our Obama fundraising staff. Donors will have to sign in-kind contribution forms and will receive Obama Victory Fund credit)

(Community Matters) full endorsement here

Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand. The same cannot be said of Sen. McCain.

Sen. McCain describes himself as a maverick, by which he seems to mean that he spent 25 years trying unsuccessfully to persuade his own party to follow his bipartisan, centrist lead. Sadly, maverick John McCain didn’t show up for the campaign. Instead we have candidate McCain, who embraces the extreme Republican orthodoxy he once resisted and cynically asks Americans to buy for another four years.

 (Community Matters) Rick’s a Harvard Public Policy grad, an infantry veteran, a national guard, served in Afghanistan and a state representative. I’ve met with Rick a couple of times and like his politics. Had dinner with his rock star wife, Melissa, who’s a Houston City Councilman.

(Community Matters) Please consider donating any amount to Elwyn Tinklenberg. It’s less about the amount than the statement of support for the man running against Minnesota’s US Rep Michelle Bachmann (R). Congressman Bachmann is the one who has called for investigations of Barack and others exhibiting un-American sentiments. Good gosh, another McCarthy. To GOP credit, they’ve dumped her as well.

(Community Matters) I noticed in the AAS that today is Mrs. Browning’s 98th birthday. I haven’t seen her in years, but she was my customer in the 80s when I was a banker at Texas Commerce Bank. She was tough and fun. A pilot since the 30s, Mrs. Browning owned Browning Aerial Service at the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport. Happy Birthday, Mrs. Browning.

(Community Matters) I received this from a reporter friend:

(Community Matters) Today is my husband’s birthday

(Community Matters) My family gathered for a reunion today at my parents farm. It’s the first reunion for all branches of the family going back to my great grandparents. And, though many weren’t able to join us, many were. Today was Steven’s birthday. Being here was what he most wanted.

my great grandparents, Teodosa & Leonides Sepulveda

My sister, Bridget and brother-in-law, Eric

We gather

there’s always lots of food at Sepulveda gatherings

my nephew, Shaun

all 300+ of us also took a photo

(Community Matters) Wasn’t able to be there for tonight’s official party, but Amy & Kirk Rudy and I did go up to the KDK Ranch last night for the family pre-party.

the birthday boy this morning while we were making breakfast

Janet & Amy at the fishing pond

Kent’s sister & my good friend, Gilford

the fabulous ranch house

(Community Matters) Hated missing Suzanne & David Booth’s house warming party last night. Looking forward to an evening with them and checking out their place on the old Davenport Ranch.

(Community Matters) FiveThirtyEight.com

This is not the time when John McCain can afford a bad polling day. And yet he’s had perhaps his worst one of the year.

As a result of all of this, there is now no perceptible rebound for John McCain; in fact, the race may still be trending toward Obama, although the safer assumption is that it’s flat. Meanwhile, Obama’s electoral position appears as strong as ever. John McCain’s chances of winning the election have dwindled to 3.7%, down from 6.5% yesterday.

(Community Matters) Headed to the KDK Ranch this evening/overnight with Amy & Kirk Rudy to celebrate Kent Mayes’ 50th birthday.