It appears to me that Barack Obama is going to be elected President. The Democrats have long wanted a communist leader, and now they have one based his work experience as a Saul Alinsky style community organizer. One thing I have learned from Democrats in the last few years is that dissent is the highest form of patriotism, even during a time of war. I expect that I will become even more of a patriot over the coming years. This will be significantly more dangerous than dissenting against President Bush, given the Democrat's assault on free speech and the thuggish behavior being exhibited by Obama supporters as they attack those who oppose Obama. (I have not heard of anyone being threatened by President Bush for opposing him, but the Obama campaign, like the Kerry campaign in 2004, is threatening communication outlets that oppose Obama by broadcasting true accounts of his past.)