I know, you've been waiting for my second post on pins and needles. But who could blame you? I did have the most comments (two) with my inaugural post. (Even though one of those comments was written by myself, but hey who pays attention to such things?)

John McCain, Barack Obama. Barack Obama, John McCain. Joe Biden, Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin, Joe Biden. You get the picture.

Two of the aforementioned names will face an admittedly difficult task if they are elected to be this nation's next president. By difficult, meaning the vast majority of the "experts" find it hard to fathom how someone can succeed under such conditions.

Regardless, whomever is elected president, they must face the fear of global terrorism within the people of the United States. Ever since 9/11, the citizens of this country have essentially lived in a restrained state of fear over the possibility of terrorist attacks within the United States. And be honest, has there ever been a time that you've gone to the airport, post 9/11, where terrorism has not crossed your mind? I didn't think so.

The number one point on the presidential "To Do Checklist" must be "Instill pride and courage in the U.S." Period. You would have to think that if the next candidate is able to raise the hopes of the most powerful nation in the world, yet again, that there could be adverse reactions not only globally, but domestically as well.

The fact is, it doesn't matter who is elected because whomever it is, has a laundry list a mile long. Well, maybe 6,211 miles. The distance from Washington, D.C. to Baghdad.