I don’t mean to sound like a regionalist but in this year’s Presidential elections, I don’t think either of the major parties has the Southeastern region’s interests in mind.  At a glance, for the Republicans McCain is from Arizona, and Palin is from Alaska; Western interests represented.  And, for the Democrats, Obama is from is Illinois and Biden is from Delaware; the Midwest and Northeast respectively represented.  With so much emphasis put on the Rust Belt states (Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania), is anyone going to address the poverty and crumbling educational system in the South?

This is why I give Lou Dobbs so much credit for the Independent Convention.  Here I give you Bob Barr, the Libertarian party candidate; who hails from Georgia.

I think that both of the major parties are taking the Southern vote for granted.  Economic hardships have hit the entire country, not just the North and the West.  Is the thought that just because someone has conservative beliefs (Palin) or they have a blue collar background (Biden) that the entire South will line up behind them?

As I said months ago, Bob Barr should be included in these debates.  At least I know that he knows Southern policy and will bring it to the forefront of all discussions.  The entire country needs to have its issues raised, not just the ones deemed most important for getting elected.