Americans are struggling.  Foreclosures are up.  More of our neighbors are losing their jobs. And everyone feels the constant anxiety caused by our current healthcare system.

But sometimes the scope and depth of our nation's suffering don't hit home until tragedy strikes us, a friend or loved one. When everything is still going well for us personally, the exhilaration of these final days before the election can lead us to forget all the reasons why this fight is so important.

To help all of us remember, Progressive Future has just launched a deeply moving ad that focuses on our nation's economic challenges.  The ad weds images of ordinary Americans struggling through troubled times to singer Paul Simon's empathetic lyrics of "American Tune":  "I don't know a soul who's not been battered/I don't have a friend who feels at ease/I don't know a dream that's not been shattered/or driven to its knees."  The ad concludes with an image of Senator McCain, his arm draped around President Bush, as viewers hear the lyrics, "Still, when I think of the road we're traveling on/I can't help it/I wonder what's gone wrong." 

I hope you'll take a minute to watch it.  It will being airing nationally today on CNN.

As a nation, we have been through a very trying eight years.  But there is hope. We know what has gone wrong.  And now it is time to fix it.