I found this article today in Salon, I thought it had some good points, so feel free to read it, and least by not last – is this the way american on the west coast look at us, and how our soceity works? You’ll find the article here

Finally, the race within the democratic party is over, as it seems (still waiting for Hillary to call it quits…) and it’s time for the big one – the race for the presidency.
And it seems during this day it has already heated up; McCain seized on his rival’s trademark slogan to say: “That’s not change we can believe in.”
His campaign went a step further, playing off Obama’s “Change We Can Believe In” slogan with a green sign behind McCain that read: “A Leader We Can Believe In.”
I’m curios what the Obama-campaign will respond with, anyway, we’re on our way… it will be interesting to follow.